Frank Thompson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Frank Thompson
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Thompson 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 3.51 and 1.274 for Frank Thompson. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Thompson and Ron Willis

Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
3.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.245
0.245
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
8.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
38.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
35.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Frank Thompson and Ron Willis

Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
194.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
2.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.57
68.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Thompson and Ron Willis

Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
283.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
527.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
121.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
113.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
170.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.3
51.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Frank Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA