Dave Brown vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dave Brown
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave 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. Dave Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.4 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Dave Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dave Brown and Ron Willis

Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.62
72.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2206
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
7.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
5.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966
36.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
3.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2619
32.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.3
36.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dave Brown and Ron Willis

Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
2.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.855
1.855
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Brown and Ron Willis

Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
122
235.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
534.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
94.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.58
33.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
150.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
42.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
98.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.11
38.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
44.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.1
31.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
2.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA