Neck Stanley vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Neck Stanley
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Neck Stanley 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 1.480 for Neck Stanley. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Neck Stanley and Ron Willis

Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.82
66.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
611
4.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3461
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1153.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
10.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
568
4.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.826
0.826
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5146
40.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
747
5.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4637
36.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Neck Stanley and Ron Willis

Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
1.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1167.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
2.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
2.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
2.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Neck Stanley and Ron Willis

Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
301.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
446
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
402
540.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.371
0.371
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
71.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
64.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.33
13.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
78.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
99.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
39.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
60.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.49
6.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.2
89.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neck Stanley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA