Deacon Donahue vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Deacon Donahue
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Deacon Donahue and Ron Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ron Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.32 vs 6.75) and WHIP (1.544 vs 1.875). Deacon Donahue 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 Deacon Donahue and Ron Willis

Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.367
0.367
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
14.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.85
14.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
43.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
2.79
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
40.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.386
0.386
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Deacon Donahue and Ron Willis

Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Deacon Donahue and Ron Willis

Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deacon Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA