Jake Wade vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jake Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Wade 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 5 and 1.691 for Jake Wade. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Wade and Ron Willis

Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
690
9.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
3.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
41.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
5.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2608
35.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.17
41.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jake Wade and Ron Willis

Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Wade and Ron Willis

Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
561.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
93.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
20.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
98.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
127.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
54.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
81
210.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2.85
2.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA