Drew Thorpe vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Drew Thorpe
Gen ZUtahThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Drew Thorpe 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 5.48 and 1.263 for Drew Thorpe. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Thorpe and Ron Willis

Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
7.89
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.038
1.038
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
38.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
33.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Drew Thorpe and Ron Willis

Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Thorpe and Ron Willis

Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA