Larry Foss vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Larry Foss
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Foss 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 5.33 and 1.852 for Larry Foss. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Foss and Ron Willis

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.67
10.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
42.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.852
1.852
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.33
42.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Larry Foss and Ron Willis

Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Foss and Ron Willis

Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
8
685.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Foss
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA