Hal Elliott vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Hal Elliott
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Elliott 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 6.95 and 1.945 for Hal Elliott. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Elliott and Ron Willis

Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.43
31.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
6.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
967
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
12.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.65
12.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
2.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.819
0.819
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1550
43.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
8.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.945
1.945
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
38.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.28
43.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Hal Elliott and Ron Willis

Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.775
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Elliott and Ron Willis

Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
120
720
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
534
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.89
17.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
132
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
12.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
49
294
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Elliott
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA