Brandon Finnegan vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Brandon Finnegan
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brandon Finnegan 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 4.11 and 1.408 for Brandon Finnegan. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Finnegan and Ron Willis

Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
7.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
4.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
38.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
4.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
33.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.7
38.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Brandon Finnegan and Ron Willis

Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.478
0.478
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Finnegan and Ron Willis

Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
70
525
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
517.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
30
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
5.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.62
-19.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
165
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Brandon Finnegan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Finnegan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA