Slim Jones vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Slim Jones
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Slim 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 posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 3.48 and 1.190 for Slim Jones. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Slim Jones and Ron Willis

Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.38
60.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
3.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
7.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
6.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.007
1.007
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1755
37.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
4.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Slim Jones and Ron Willis

Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1858
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
2.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
1.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
4.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
4.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.92
95.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.684
2.684
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.65
59.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Slim Jones and Ron Willis

Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
125
266.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
535.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
117.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
83.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.64
48.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
168.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
153.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
57.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
61.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
111.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.96
51.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
34.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.2
56.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.2
3.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
27.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Slim Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA