Dick Burton vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dick Burton
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaBirmingham Black BaronsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Burton 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 4.71 and 1.376 for Dick Burton. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Burton and Ron Willis

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
36.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dick Burton and Ron Willis

Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Burton and Ron Willis

Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
461.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
8.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-17.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Burton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA