Mike Flanagan vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Mike Flanagan
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Flanagan 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. Mike Flanagan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 78). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 104). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Flanagan.

Pitching Stats for Mike Flanagan and Ron Willis

Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
1.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.87
53.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
3.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8310
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2806
9.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
0.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
2.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1491
4.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11684
37.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1301
4.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
0.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10567
34.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Flanagan and Ron Willis

Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
1.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8310
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2770
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
1.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Flanagan and Ron Willis

Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Flanagan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA