Steve Nagy vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Steve Nagy
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Nagy 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 6.42 and 1.856 for Steve Nagy. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Nagy and Ron Willis

Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
11.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
43.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
8.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.856
1.856
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
38.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.57
43.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Nagy and Ron Willis

Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Nagy and Ron Willis

Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
21
420
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
520
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.1
62.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
180
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.695
0.695
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
61.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Nagy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Nagy
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA