Jack Flater vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jack Flater
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jack Flater 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. Jack Flater posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.06 and WHIP 1.195 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Jack Flater had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Flater and Ron Willis

Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.01
8.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
35.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
31.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jack Flater and Ron Willis

Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Flater and Ron Willis

Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
20.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
12.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Flater
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA