Yu Darvish vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 120 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 98). Role difference aside, Yu Darvish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Yu Darvish and Ron Willis

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.29
55.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
721
3.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
756
3.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Yu Darvish and Ron Willis

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
1.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Yu Darvish and Ron Willis

Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
552.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
10.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA