Bob James vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bob James
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bob James a clear advantage over Ron Willis across the core pitching metrics. Bob James led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 113). Bob James was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bob James and Ron Willis

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
8.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
7.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
38.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
4.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.79
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1533
33.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.81
38.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bob James and Ron Willis

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
6.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1221
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
1.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.23
85.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob James and Ron Willis

Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
7971.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
19.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
14.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob James
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA