Ed Siever vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ed Siever
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Siever 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. Ed Siever posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.235 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Ed Siever had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Siever and Ron Willis

Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
1.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.3
50.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4521
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1507
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1550
9.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
1.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
470
2.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.518
0.518
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6170
36.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
674
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5820
34.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Siever and Ron Willis

Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1510
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
3.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
2.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.461
2.461
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Siever and Ron Willis

Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
215.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
568
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
555.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
86.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
78.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
8.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.04
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
96.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
106.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
40.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
24.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
64.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.24
11.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
136.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
24.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Siever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA