Josh Swindell vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Josh Swindell
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Josh Swindell 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. Josh Swindell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.08 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Josh Swindell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Swindell and Ron Willis

Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
41.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
38.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Josh Swindell and Ron Willis

Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Swindell and Ron Willis

Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
750
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Swindell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA