Bill Byrd vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bill Byrd
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Byrd 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 3.53 and 1.227 for Bill Byrd. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Byrd and Ron Willis

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
1.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.76
59.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.29
74.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
539
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4124
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1394
9.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
4.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5807
38.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
672
4.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5380
35.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Byrd and Ron Willis

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
1.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5440
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
1.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
2.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
2.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.88
95.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.55
73.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Byrd and Ron Willis

Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
343
228.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
901
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
804
535.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
137.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
95.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
23.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
41.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.11
71.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
209.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
285
189.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
77.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
89.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
156.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.8
77.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
51.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.91
81.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
12.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Byrd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA