George Suggs vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

George Suggs
Pre-GenerationalNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Suggs 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. George Suggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.257 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, George Suggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Suggs and Ron Willis

George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.51
75.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
9.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
3.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6703
36.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
720
3.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6286
34.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for George Suggs and Ron Willis

George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
6.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1011
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
337
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
13.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
16.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
15.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
97.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.429
2.429
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Suggs and Ron Willis

George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
234.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
526.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
107.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
87.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.92
41.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
135.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
159.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
45.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
45.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
89.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.04
45.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
51.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
103.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
22.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Suggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA