Tom Johnson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom 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 3.36 and 1.226 for Tom 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 Tom Johnson and Ron Willis

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.35
62.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.18
80.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
682
8.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
3.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3099
37.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
4.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
33.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Ron Willis

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2250
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
2.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.866
1.866
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.93
33.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Ron Willis

Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
112
227.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
253
512.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
48.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.42
13.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
56.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
103.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
40.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
24.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
64.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.04
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
46.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.33
49.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
36.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA