Mark Johnson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mark 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 7.5 and 1.750 for Mark 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 Mark Johnson and Ron Willis

Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
43.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.708
1.708
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
35.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mark Johnson and Ron Willis

Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Johnson and Ron Willis

Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA