James Field vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

James Field
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Field 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 7.57 and 1.866 for James Field. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Field and Ron Willis

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.96
62.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
7.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
129.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
13.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.05
13.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
44.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
10.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.866
1.866
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
38.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.376
0.376
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.91
44.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for James Field and Ron Willis

James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
4.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
James Field
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.21
92.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.367
2.367
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
James Field
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Field and Ron Willis

James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
33
300
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
554.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.792
0.792
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
181.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
136.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
45.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.05
82.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
227.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
209.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
90.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
163.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
91.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Field
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA