Steve Bourgeois vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Steve Bourgeois
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Bourgeois built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 6.3 and 2.125 for Steve Bourgeois. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Ron Willis

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
13.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
44.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.025
2.025
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
38.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.55
44.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Ron Willis

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bourgeois and Ron Willis

Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
15
642.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
11
471.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
85.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bourgeois
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA