Mitch Spence vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Mitch Spence
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mitch Spence 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 4.77 and 1.411 for Mitch Spence. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mitch Spence and Ron Willis

Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
4.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
9.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
7.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1026
39.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
5.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
941
35.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.13
39.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mitch Spence and Ron Willis

Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mitch Spence and Ron Willis

Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Spence
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA