Chuck Smith vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Chuck Smith
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chuck 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 3.84 and 1.400 for Chuck 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 Chuck Smith and Ron Willis

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
8.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
3.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
8.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.07
8.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
898
38.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
33.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Chuck Smith and Ron Willis

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
632
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
210.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.48
93.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chuck Smith and Ron Willis

Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
36
308.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
565.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.08
9.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
85.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
42.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-5.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
27
231.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chuck Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA