Rube Dessau vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Rube Dessau
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Rube Dessau and Ron Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ron Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.32 vs 6.53) and WHIP (1.544 vs 1.962). Rube Dessau had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.57). By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Dessau and Ron Willis

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
41.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.962
1.962
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
35.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Rube Dessau and Ron Willis

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Dessau and Ron Willis

Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
21
547.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
19
495.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-7.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA