Alan Foster vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Alan Foster
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alan Foster 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. Alan Foster led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Alan Foster.

Pitching Stats for Alan Foster and Ron Willis

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
3.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3076
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1025.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
988
8.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
4.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.862
0.862
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4364
38.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
4.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3896
34.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Alan Foster and Ron Willis

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
1.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3079
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1026.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
1.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
1.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.24
93.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
68.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Foster and Ron Willis

Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
225
389.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
510.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
60.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
57.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.81
10.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
63.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
88.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
29.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
58.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
27.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
145.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
58.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA