Earl Johnson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Earl Johnson
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Earl Johnson 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 4.3 and 1.516 for Earl Johnson. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Johnson and Ron Willis

Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
2.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.93
27.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
9.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.956
0.956
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2411
39.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
4.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2125
35.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Earl Johnson and Ron Willis

Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.838
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Johnson and Ron Willis

Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
181
580.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
548.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
102.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
9.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
19.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
112.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
131.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
48.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
41.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
89.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
16.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
170.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Earl Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA