Leroy Sutton vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Leroy Sutton
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Leroy Sutton 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. Leroy Sutton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Leroy Sutton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leroy Sutton and Ron Willis

Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
8.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.623
0.623
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
625
38.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
35.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Leroy Sutton and Ron Willis

Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.21
86.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.852
1.852
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leroy Sutton and Ron Willis

Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
27
279.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
548.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
93.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
20.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
113.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
18.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leroy Sutton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA