Sam Frock vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Sam Frock
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Frock 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. Sam Frock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.23 and WHIP 1.344 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Sam Frock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Frock and Ron Willis

Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
9.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.653
0.653
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
36.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
5.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1269
33.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.55
36.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Sam Frock and Ron Willis

Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
2.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Frock and Ron Willis

Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
63
307.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
570.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
97.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
16.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
97.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
102.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
43.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
11.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
43
209.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Frock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA