Joe Saunders vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Joe Saunders
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Saunders 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95), and strikeout rate (K%+ 78 vs 73). Joe Saunders held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 80). Role difference aside, Ron Willis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Joe Saunders and Ron Willis

Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.86
50.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1533
9.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
2.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
792
5.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.887
0.887
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5962
38.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.421
1.421
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5418
35.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.68
38.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Saunders and Ron Willis

Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
1.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4162
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1387.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
1.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
1.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.29
98.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.45
97.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Saunders and Ron Willis

Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
236
944
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
150
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
512
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.06
12.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
3.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
136
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA