Bobby Burke vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bobby Burke
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bobby Burke 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 4.28 and 1.400 for Bobby Burke. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Burke and Ron Willis

Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
2.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2756
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
2.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3985
39.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3601
35.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.04
39.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bobby Burke and Ron Willis

Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Burke and Ron Willis

Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
260
503.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
538.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
104.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
87.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
13.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
28.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
125.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
125.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
40.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
87.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
30.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
21.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
40.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA