Wilmer Fields vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Wilmer Fields
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wilmer Fields 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 3.47 and 1.299 for Wilmer Fields. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wilmer Fields and Ron Willis

Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.67
76.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
3.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
8.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
4.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
1009
38.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
34.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Wilmer Fields and Ron Willis

Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1444
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
2.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
2.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.51
69.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wilmer Fields and Ron Willis

Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
95
230.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
247
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
573.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.675
0.675
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
153.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
114.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
21.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
38.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.48
61.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
213.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
172.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
82.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
106.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
184.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.04
70.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
19.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.5
123.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilmer Fields
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA