Lefty Bowe vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Lefty Bowe
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Bowe 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. Lefty Bowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Lefty Bowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Bowe and Ron Willis

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
7.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
7.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
33.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Lefty Bowe and Ron Willis

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Bowe and Ron Willis

Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
564.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.1
-19.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Bowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA