Bernie Duffy vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bernie Duffy 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 5.56 and 1.853 for Bernie Duffy. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ron Willis

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ron Willis

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bernie Duffy and Ron Willis

Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA