Jim Jeffries vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jim Jeffries
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Jeffries 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. Ron Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 3.86 and 1.313 for Jim Jeffries. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Jeffries and Ron Willis

Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.82
65.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
3.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2654
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
871
8.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3724
37.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
33.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.89
37.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Jeffries and Ron Willis

Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5473
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1824.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
2.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493
2.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.73
93.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.638
1.638
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Jeffries and Ron Willis

Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
212.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
842
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
728
518.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
111.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
99.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
9.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
12.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.01
42.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
128.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
163.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
47.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
44.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
91.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.55
49.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
48.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140.33
140.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.33
11.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
29.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
9.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Jeffries
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA