Michael Wacha vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison
Michael Wacha 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. Michael Wacha led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Michael Wacha.
Pitching Stats for Michael Wacha and Ron Willis
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
7.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.68
59.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6846
37.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
2.79
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
6219
34.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16
Fielding Stats for Michael Wacha and Ron Willis
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
1.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
7.1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Hitting Stats for Michael Wacha and Ron Willis
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
310
641.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
188
4338.46
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
3
6.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08