Jose Mercedes vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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. Jose Mercedes led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 82 vs 78). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 111). Role difference aside, Jose Mercedes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Ron Willis

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
4.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
617
9.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
5.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2249
34.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Ron Willis

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Ron Willis

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA