Sam Jones vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Sam Jones
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam Jones 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 114), walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 72), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 99). Sam Jones held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 149 vs 78). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Willis.

Pitching Stats for Sam Jones and Ron Willis

Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.76
49.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.81
68.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1669.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1437
7.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
0.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
4.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
7.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7204
38.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.364
1.364
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6301
33.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Sam Jones and Ron Willis

Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
1.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4874
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1624.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
1.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
1.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
1.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.52
93.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.927
0.927
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.58
67.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Jones and Ron Willis

Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
327.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
599
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
533
533.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
81.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.94
14.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
91.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
99
99.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
19.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
30.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
48.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.64
6.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
17.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
167.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
44.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA