Claude Thomas vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Claude Thomas
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Thomas 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 4.13 and 1.376 for Claude Thomas. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Thomas and Ron Willis

Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
36.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
32.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Claude Thomas and Ron Willis

Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.286
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Thomas and Ron Willis

Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
5.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-23.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA