Ray Soff vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, Ray Soff and Ron Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ron Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.32 vs 4.19) and home runs allowed (0.57 per nine innings vs 1.17). Ray Soff had the advantage in WHIP (1.398 vs 1.544). By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ray Soff and Ron Willis

Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
7.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
5.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
38.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
34.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ray Soff and Ron Willis

Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
7.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Soff and Ron Willis

Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
6300
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Soff
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA