Lou Thuman vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Lou Thuman
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Lou Thuman and Ron Willis are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ron Willis posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.32 vs 12) and WHIP (1.544 vs 2.667). Lou Thuman had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.57). By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Lou Thuman and Ron Willis

Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.667
2.667
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Lou Thuman and Ron Willis

Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Thuman and Ron Willis

Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1500
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Thuman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA