Cloyd Boyer vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Cloyd Boyer
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cloyd Boyer 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 4.73 and 1.552 for Cloyd Boyer. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Ron Willis

Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
2.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1187
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
393
8.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
4.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
4.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1759
40.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
5.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1524
34.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.01
40.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Ron Willis

Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
10.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
7.1
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
7.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.75
88.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.634
0.634
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.82
9.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cloyd Boyer and Ron Willis

Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
549.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
91.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
64.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.05
23.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
123.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
36.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
91.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
15.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Cloyd Boyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cloyd Boyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA