Bruce Sutter vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Ron Willis across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 81). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bruce Sutter and Ron Willis

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.92
48.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.72
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.79
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bruce Sutter and Ron Willis

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
2.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
2.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bruce Sutter and Ron Willis

Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
49.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA