Bob Walk vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bob Walk
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Walk 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 86). Bob Walk held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Willis.

Pitching Stats for Bob Walk and Ron Willis

Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1671
9.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.03
9.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
4.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7127
38.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6365
34.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bob Walk and Ron Willis

Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
1.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4998
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1666
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
2.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
2.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.69
93.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Walk and Ron Willis

Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
352
362.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
583
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
510
524.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
76.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
61.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
14.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.41
15.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
94.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
98.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.361
0.361
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
30.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
49.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
79.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.93
6.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
16.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
167
171.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
51.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Walk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA