Nate Johnson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Nate Johnson
UnknownThrows RightAtlantic City Bacharach GiantsAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nate 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 6.75 and 1.904 for Nate 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 Nate Johnson and Ron Willis

Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.359
0.359
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
13.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.837
0.837
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
42.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.904
1.904
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
36.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.398
0.398
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.84
42.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Nate Johnson and Ron Willis

Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nate Johnson and Ron Willis

Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
450
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.719
0.719
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.49
55.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
74.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA