Scott Sanderson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Scott Sanderson
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Sanderson 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. Scott Sanderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 69). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Scott Sanderson.

Pitching Stats for Scott Sanderson and Ron Willis

Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.27
53.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1093
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2590
9.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
2.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1611
5.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10709
37.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1209
4.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9853
34.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Scott Sanderson and Ron Willis

Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
1.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7685
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
1.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
95.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.884
0.884
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.23
86.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Sanderson and Ron Willis

Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
473
497.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
571
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
498.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
32.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
13.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
15.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.5
12.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
68.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
79.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
21.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
27.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
46.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.43
-4.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
224
235.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
69.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sanderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA