Jimmie DeShong vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jimmie DeShong
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jimmie DeShong 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 5.08 and 1.604 for Jimmie DeShong. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Ron Willis

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
1.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
5.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2618
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
968
9.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
2.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3944
40.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
560
5.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.604
1.604
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3500
36.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Ron Willis

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.229
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jimmie DeShong and Ron Willis

Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
176
306.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
293
509.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
100.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
90.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.83
36.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
118.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
158.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.511
0.511
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
43.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
104.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.54
42.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
55.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
71.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.41
8.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmie DeShong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA