Hugh East vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Hugh East
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hugh East 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 5.4 and 1.989 for Hugh East. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hugh East and Ron Willis

Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
12.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.08
12.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
44.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
7.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
38.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.76
44.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Hugh East and Ron Willis

Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.632
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hugh East and Ron Willis

Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
24
533.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
55.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
155.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
133.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
47.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh East
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA