Jim Bruske vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jim Bruske
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Jim Bruske a clear advantage over Ron Willis across the core pitching metrics. Jim Bruske led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80), run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 119). Jim Bruske was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bruske and Ron Willis

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
6.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
9.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
40.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
35.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Bruske and Ron Willis

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
6.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.181
0.181
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bruske and Ron Willis

Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
6360
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
12.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-13.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA