Dave Smith vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Smith a clear advantage over Ron Willis across the core pitching metrics. Dave Smith led in home run suppression (HR9+ 198 vs 134), walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 80), and run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 107). Dave Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dave Smith and Ron Willis

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dave Smith and Ron Willis

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
609
6.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dave Smith and Ron Willis

Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
237.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA