Tom Sheehan vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Tom Sheehan
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Sheehan 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 4 and 1.514 for Tom Sheehan. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Sheehan and Ron Willis

Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
2.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.36
30.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.99
36.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1821
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
10.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
3.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
38.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
5.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.514
1.514
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
34.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Sheehan and Ron Willis

Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.363
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Sheehan and Ron Willis

Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
149
429.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
548.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
112.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.98
31.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
132.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
138.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
54.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
92.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
33.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
155.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Sheehan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA