Dick Starr vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Starr 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 5.25 and 1.706 for Dick Starr. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Starr and Ron Willis

Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
5.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
10.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.18
10.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
5.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1582
41.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
6.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1374
35.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Dick Starr and Ron Willis

Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Starr and Ron Willis

Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
515.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
79.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
58.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
100.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
69.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
17.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
36
191.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA