Tom Dixon vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Tom Dixon
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Dixon 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 4.33 and 1.462 for Tom Dixon. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Dixon and Ron Willis

Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
4.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
10.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.786
0.786
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
876
39.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
35.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.49
39.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Dixon and Ron Willis

Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
199.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.726
0.726
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.71
38.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Dixon and Ron Willis

Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
62
676.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
523.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
4.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.31
-14.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
98.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Tom Dixon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dixon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA