Ossie Brown vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison
Ossie 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 7.65 and 1.733 for Ossie 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 Ossie Brown and Ron Willis
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
7.1
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
5.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
42.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.79
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
37.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.3
42.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16
Fielding Stats for Ossie Brown and Ron Willis
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
7.1
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Hitting Stats for Ossie Brown and Ron Willis
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
13
278.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.625
0.625
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
61.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Ossie Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08