Dave Burba vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dave Burba
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dave Burba 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 Burba led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 87 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dave Burba.

Pitching Stats for Dave Burba and Ron Willis

Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
2.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.93
56.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.79
45.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5333
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1777
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
3.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1398
7.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7749
39.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
961
4.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6823
34.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.23
39.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dave Burba and Ron Willis

Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
2.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
1.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5333
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1777.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.89
96.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.79
45.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Burba and Ron Willis

Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
511
1344.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
510.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
68.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
57.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
19.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
94.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
31.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
7.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
84
221.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dave Burba
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
57.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Burba
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA