Chuck James vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Chuck James
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chuck James 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. Chuck James led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 93 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 107). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Chuck James.

Pitching Stats for Chuck James and Ron Willis

Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.39
76.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
4.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
8.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
6.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.68
6.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410
38.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1232
34.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.93
38.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Chuck James and Ron Willis

Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.583
0.583
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.39
76.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck James and Ron Willis

Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
77
412.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
519.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
4.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
26.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.83
-20.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
182.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chuck James
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
64.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck James
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA