Joe Sullivan vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Joe Sullivan
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Sullivan 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 4.01 and 1.529 for Joe Sullivan. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Sullivan and Ron Willis

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
2.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.78
44.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.67
36.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
4.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1764
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
9.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
4.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
3.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2627
40.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
5.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2312
35.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Joe Sullivan and Ron Willis

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.973
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Sullivan and Ron Willis

Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
152
408.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
559.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
115.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
107.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.79
29.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
123.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
139.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
40.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
78.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
32.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
94.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
6.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA