Lefty Thomas vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Lefty Thomas
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty 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. Lefty Thomas posted a career ERA of 3.32 against Ron Willis's 3.32, with WHIP of 1.800 and 1.544 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Thomas and Ron Willis

Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
43.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Lefty Thomas and Ron Willis

Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Thomas and Ron Willis

Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-31.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
225
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA