José Suárez vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

José Suárez
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati Cuban StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

José Suárez 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 3.91 and 1.367 for José Suárez. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for José Suárez and Ron Willis

José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.05
78.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
3.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
878
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
3.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
3.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1298
39.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
5.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
34.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.92
39.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for José Suárez and Ron Willis

José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1127
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
375.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.68
89.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.055
2.055
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for José Suárez and Ron Willis

José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
56
192
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
541.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.794
0.794
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
168
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
130.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
37.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.33
79.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
229.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
198.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.771
0.771
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.716
0.716
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
92.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
130.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.44
90.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
27.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Suárez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA