Ron Darling vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ron Darling
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ron Darling 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 76), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 88). Ron Darling held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Willis.

Pitching Stats for Ron Darling and Ron Willis

Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
3.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2244
8.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
3.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
6.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10032
38.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
33.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ron Darling and Ron Willis

Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
391
1.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
2.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
2.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Darling and Ron Willis

Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
396.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
519.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
50.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.46
19.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
105.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
90.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
38.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
57.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.78
9.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
172.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA