Herman Fink vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Herman Fink
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Herman Fink 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 5.22 and 1.565 for Herman Fink. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herman Fink and Ron Willis

Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.78
44.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
5.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
10.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
40.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
5.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1150
36.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Herman Fink and Ron Willis

Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.776
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Herman Fink and Ron Willis

Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
67
418.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
581.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
87.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
81.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.59
16.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
93.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
106.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.17
7.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
156.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Fink
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA