Mike Torrez vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Mike Torrez
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Torrez 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 led in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 88), home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 118), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 80 vs 72). Mike Torrez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 78). Role difference aside, Ron Willis holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Torrez and Ron Willis

Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.62
53.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1340
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9132
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3044
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3043
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1371
4.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
4.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.912
0.912
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13179
38.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1501
4.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11543
34.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Mike Torrez and Ron Willis

Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9128
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3042.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
472
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
695
2.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.43
94.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.71
92.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Torrez and Ron Willis

Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
499
662.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
546.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
84.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
73.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
10.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
11.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.08
16.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
98.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
100.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.359
0.359
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
31.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
19.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
51.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.54
7.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
131
173.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
37.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Torrez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA