Barney Brown vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Barney Brown
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Barney Brown 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 3.82 and 1.353 for Barney Brown. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Barney Brown and Ron Willis

Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.02
46.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.48
74.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
3.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
9.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
4.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3985
38.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
4.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3626
35.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Barney Brown and Ron Willis

Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5462
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
1.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
2.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
2.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.66
97.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Barney Brown and Ron Willis

Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
212.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
503.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.696
0.696
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
125
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
103.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
21.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.57
62.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
153.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
205.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
67.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
57.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
124.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109.04
71.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
79.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130.29
130.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.29
17.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
15.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA