Joe Boyle vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Joe Boyle
Gen ZMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Boyle 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 4.98 and 1.444 for Joe Boyle. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Boyle and Ron Willis

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
10.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
39.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
33.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.84
39.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Boyle and Ron Willis

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
115.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Boyle and Ron Willis

Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boyle
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA