Frank Viola vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Viola 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. Frank Viola led in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Frank Viola.

Pitching Stats for Frank Viola and Ron Willis

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2827
8.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
2.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
5.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.301
1.301
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Frank Viola and Ron Willis

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Viola and Ron Willis

Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
528.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
22.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
117.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
62.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA