War Sanders vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

War Sanders
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

War Sanders 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 5.64 and 1.610 for War Sanders. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for War Sanders and Ron Willis

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
11.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.712
0.712
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
42.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
7.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.93
7.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
38.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.25
42.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for War Sanders and Ron Willis

War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for War Sanders and Ron Willis

War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
12
342.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
1.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-42.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
War Sanders
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA