Eddie Jacobs vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Eddie Jacobs
UnknownNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eddie Jacobs 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. Eddie Jacobs posted a career ERA of 3.32 against Ron Willis's 3.32, with WHIP of 1.211 and 1.544 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Jacobs and Ron Willis

Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
37.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
32.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Eddie Jacobs and Ron Willis

Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Jacobs and Ron Willis

Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
30.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
41.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Jacobs
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA