Dick Drago vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dick Drago
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Drago 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. Dick Drago led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dick Drago.

Pitching Stats for Dick Drago and Ron Willis

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
3.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5625
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1901
9.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
2.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
4.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7899
37.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
3.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7162
34.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.92
37.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dick Drago and Ron Willis

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5623
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1874.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351
1.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.676
0.676
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Drago and Ron Willis

Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
953.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
328
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
501.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
38.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
31.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
45.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
78.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
42.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.39
-11.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
38.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
149
272.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Drago
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
58.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Drago
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA