Alex Sanabia vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Alex Sanabia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Alex Sanabia 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 4.15 and 1.478 for Alex Sanabia. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Sanabia and Ron Willis

Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
10.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
39.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
35.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Alex Sanabia and Ron Willis

Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
416
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
138.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.821
0.821
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Sanabia and Ron Willis

Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
28
350
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
512.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
2.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-27.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
21
262.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Sanabia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA