Nelson Dean vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Nelson Dean
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nelson Dean 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 3.67 and 1.287 for Nelson Dean. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Dean and Ron Willis

Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.32
46.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
3.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2376
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
792
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
863
9.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
363
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2814
31.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
4.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.287
1.287
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2563
29.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.384
0.384
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.98
31.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Nelson Dean and Ron Willis

Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
1.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2040
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
2.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
96.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.734
1.734
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.22
74.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Dean and Ron Willis

Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
130
237.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
329
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
547.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
80.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
69.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.48
20.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
102.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
105.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
41.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
29.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
67.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.11
14.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164.5
164.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA