Blix Donnelly vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Blix Donnelly
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Blix Donnelly 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 3.49 and 1.395 for Blix Donnelly. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blix Donnelly and Ron Willis

Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
2.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
3.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2075
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
8.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
3.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2934
38.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2612
33.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Blix Donnelly and Ron Willis

Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Blix Donnelly and Ron Willis

Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
495.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
524.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
83.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.01
18.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
96.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
52.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
14.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.57
6.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
39.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA