Chris Flexen vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Chris Flexen
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Flexen 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 99), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 76). Chris Flexen held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 103 vs 80). Role difference aside, Ron Willis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Flexen and Ron Willis

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
4.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
9.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
6.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.079
1.079
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3025
39.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
5.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2720
35.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Chris Flexen and Ron Willis

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
2.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
1.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.51
98.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.79
63.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Flexen and Ron Willis

Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
5494.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
568.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
20.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
11.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Flexen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA