Frosty Thomas vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frosty 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 7.5 and 2.167 for Frosty 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 Frosty Thomas and Ron Willis

Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
46.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.167
2.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
40.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.5
46.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Frosty Thomas and Ron Willis

Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frosty Thomas and Ron Willis

Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frosty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA