Tom Seaton vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Tom Seaton
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Seaton 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. Tom Seaton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.317 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Tom Seaton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Seaton and Ron Willis

Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
1.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.86
58.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
3.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4020
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235
8.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
530
3.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
4.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4473
30.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
4.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.317
1.317
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
26.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.04
30.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Seaton and Ron Willis

Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Seaton and Ron Willis

Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
282.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
548.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
102.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
75.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.69
37.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
146.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
131.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
53.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
38.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
87.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.62
34.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
29.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 600 PA
163
198.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 600 PA
3.02
3.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Seaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA