Bob Smith vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bob Smith
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Smith 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 4.75 and 1.645 for Bob Smith. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Smith and Ron Willis

Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
9.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
5.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
40.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.614
1.614
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
35.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bob Smith and Ron Willis

Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Smith and Ron Willis

Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
30
642.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
25
535.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
6.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-14.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
18
385.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1.56
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA