Al Downing vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Downing 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. Al Downing led in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 108). Role difference aside, Al Downing holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Ron Willis

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1639
6.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.5
6.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Ron Willis

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
368
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
1.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
440
1.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.07
96.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Ron Willis

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
67.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
54.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
8.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
12.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.95
14.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
85.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
94.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
37.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
63.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.61
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
293
217.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA