Rube Walberg vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Rube Walberg
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Walberg 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 4.16 and 1.447 for Rube Walberg. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Walberg and Ron Willis

Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
1.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.36
52.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.43
56.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1223
4.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2795
9.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
3.51
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
3.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11538
39.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1423
4.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10480
35.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Rube Walberg and Ron Willis

Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Walberg and Ron Willis

Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
326.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
905
540.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
96.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
75.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
15.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
20.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.27
29.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
125.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
46.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
50.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
94.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.26
27.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
28.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
106.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
31.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA