Don Drysdale vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Drysdale 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. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 108). Role difference aside, Don Drysdale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Ron Willis

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Ron Willis

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Ron Willis

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
51.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
15.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA