Brad Brink vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Brad Brink
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brad Brink 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 3.56 and 1.491 for Brad Brink. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Brink and Ron Willis

Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
9.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
39.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
35.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Brad Brink and Ron Willis

Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Brink and Ron Willis

Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
5.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-15.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Brink
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA