Max Butcher vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Max Butcher
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Max Butcher 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 3.73 and 1.410 for Max Butcher. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Max Butcher and Ron Willis

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.26
47.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.56
68.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
741
3.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5359
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1935
9.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
2.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
39.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
4.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7157
36.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Max Butcher and Ron Willis

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.497
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Max Butcher and Ron Willis

Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
316.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
552.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
101.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
87.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.64
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
116.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
34.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
73.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.87
15.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
14.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
85.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA