Bryn Smith vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bryn Smith
Baby BoomersGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bryn 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. Bryn Smith led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 78). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 103). Role difference aside, Bryn Smith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bryn Smith and Ron Willis

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1725
8.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
2.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
5.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.815
0.815
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7434
37.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
4.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6820
34.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bryn Smith and Ron Willis

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5374
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
2.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
2.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.126
1.126
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.86
69.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bryn Smith and Ron Willis

Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
365
361.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
605
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
496
491.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
75.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
60.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.18
21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
96.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
104.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
33.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
36.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
67.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.78
16.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
76.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryn Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA