Mike Thurman vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Mike Thurman
Gen XOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Thurman 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. Mike Thurman led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 106 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 84 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 102). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike Thurman.

Pitching Stats for Mike Thurman and Ron Willis

Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
5.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
537
9.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.79
9.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
5.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.985
0.985
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2187
39.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
5.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
35.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Thurman and Ron Willis

Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1481
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
493.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
1.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Thurman and Ron Willis

Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
105
406.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
46.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.34
-32.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
93
360
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
61.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA