Ed Dudley vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ed Dudley
UnknownNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Dudley 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 12.36 and 2.949 for Ed Dudley. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Dudley and Ron Willis

Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
12.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.59
14.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.437
0.437
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
17.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.39
17.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
9.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.525
1.525
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
52.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
14.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.19
14.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.949
2.949
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
39.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.466
0.466
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Dudley and Ron Willis

Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Dudley and Ron Willis

Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
47.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
63.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dudley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA