Pete Fries vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Pete Fries
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Pete Fries and Ron Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ron Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.32 vs 6.48) and WHIP (1.544 vs 1.920). Pete Fries had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.36 per nine innings vs 0.57). By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Pete Fries and Ron Willis

Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.24
12.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
45.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
11.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.16
11.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
40.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.36
45.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Pete Fries and Ron Willis

Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
70
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Fries and Ron Willis

Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.867
0.867
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
103.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
240
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.862
0.862
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
100.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Fries
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA