Mike Dunne vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Mike Dunne
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Dunne 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 strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 67), home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 128), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 76). Mike Dunne held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 113 vs 107). Role difference aside, Ron Willis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Dunne and Ron Willis

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.45
45.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
4.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
8.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.94
8.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
4.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.907
0.907
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2081
39.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
4.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.467
1.467
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
34.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Dunne and Ron Willis

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Dunne and Ron Willis

Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
89
398.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
488.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
49.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.46
11.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
58.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
89.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
71.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
152.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA