Zach Duke vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Zach Duke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zach Duke 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 108), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 66). Zach Duke held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 137 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Willis.

Pitching Stats for Zach Duke and Ron Willis

Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.13
43.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.65
29.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
4.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4080
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554
10.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
854
5.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5915
39.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5341
35.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.14
39.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Zach Duke and Ron Willis

Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4080
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1360
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
1.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
2.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
2.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.568
0.568
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.65
29.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Duke and Ron Willis

Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
921.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
508.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
91.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
76.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
11.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
23.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
112
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
110.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
27.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
36.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
60.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.54
21.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
19.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
118
188.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
68.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Duke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA