Josh Smith vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Josh Smith
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Ron Willis a clear advantage over Josh Smith across the core pitching metrics. Ron Willis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 108), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 87). Josh Smith held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 80). Ron Willis was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Josh Smith and Ron Willis

Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
5.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
9.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.251
1.251
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
40.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
35.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Josh Smith and Ron Willis

Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
184.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Smith and Ron Willis

Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
103
2942.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
20
571.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
38.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
38.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA