Wenty Ford vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Wenty Ford
Baby BoomersBahamasThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wenty Ford 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 5.51 and 1.531 for Wenty Ford. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wenty Ford and Ron Willis

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.735
0.735
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
39.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
33.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Wenty Ford and Ron Willis

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wenty Ford and Ron Willis

Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
113.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wenty Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA