Jim Tobin vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Tobin 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 3.44 and 1.308 for Jim Tobin. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Tobin and Ron Willis

Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
726
3.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1929
9.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8074
38.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
4.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7490
35.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Tobin and Ron Willis

Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Tobin and Ron Willis

Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
396
268.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
540.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
124.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
86.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.25
57.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
186.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
54.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
69.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.75
58.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
109.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA