William Selden vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

William Selden
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaNew York GorhamsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

William Selden 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. William Selden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.13 and WHIP 1.055 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, William Selden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for William Selden and Ron Willis

William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.233
0.233
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
7.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.9
7.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
4.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
36.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
33.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.6
36.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for William Selden and Ron Willis

William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for William Selden and Ron Willis

William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
17
129.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
516.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.884
0.884
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
159.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
121.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.38
94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
243.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
205.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.836
0.836
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.894
0.894
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
129.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.45
102.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.8
15.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Selden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA