Bill Swift vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bill Swift
Baby BoomersMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Swift 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. Bill Swift led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 99 vs 80), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 134). Ron Willis held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bill Swift.

Pitching Stats for Bill Swift and Ron Willis

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.65
54.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
3.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1688
9.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
507
2.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
4.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6817
38.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
4.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
1.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6172
34.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.35
38.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Swift and Ron Willis

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
2.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4799
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1599.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
1.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
2.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
2.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.5
94.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Swift and Ron Willis

Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
894.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
499.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
104.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
82.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
19.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
21.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.68
34.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
130.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
139.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
58.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
32.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
89.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.99
37.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
117.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
63.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Swift
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA