Ken Waldichuk vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ken Waldichuk
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Waldichuk 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 5.28 and 1.497 for Ken Waldichuk. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Waldichuk and Ron Willis

Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.05
69.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
5.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
9.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
4.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
8.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
40.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
5.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.492
1.492
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
34.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.22
40.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ken Waldichuk and Ron Willis

Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
175.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.05
69.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Waldichuk and Ron Willis

Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Waldichuk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA