Chick Davies vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Chick Davies
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chick Davies 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 4.48 and 1.583 for Chick Davies. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chick Davies and Ron Willis

Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.11
11.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
40.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
2.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
6.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
36.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Chick Davies and Ron Willis

Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.648
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chick Davies and Ron Willis

Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
117
300
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
517.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
69.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.78
43.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
141.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
161.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
61.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
43.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.81
43.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
128.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.68
4.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chick Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.86
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA