Zack Spencer vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Zack Spencer
UnknownThrows RightBats RightChicago Columbia GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Spencer 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 7.04 and 1.565 for Zack Spencer. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Spencer and Ron Willis

Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
41.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.565
1.565
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
35.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Zack Spencer and Ron Willis

Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Spencer and Ron Willis

Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Spencer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA