Steve Smyth vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Steve Smyth
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Smyth 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 9.35 and 1.692 for Steve Smyth. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Smyth and Ron Willis

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
42.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.69
9.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.692
1.692
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
36.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.23
42.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Smyth and Ron Willis

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Smyth and Ron Willis

Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
10.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
9.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Smyth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Smyth
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA