Mark Davis vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Mark Davis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Ron Willis a clear advantage over Mark Davis across the core pitching metrics. Ron Willis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 55), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 77). Mark Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 78). Ron Willis was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mark Davis and Ron Willis

Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
4.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.62
13.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
530
4.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
8.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
4.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
7.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4955
38.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
2.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
4.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4289
33.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.95
38.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mark Davis and Ron Willis

Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
4.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
1.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.62
13.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Davis and Ron Willis

Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
625
1884.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
503.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
78.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
25.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
120.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
102.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
27.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
72.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
21.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
162.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
72.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA