Tom Walker vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Tom Walker
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tom Walker 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. Tom Walker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.282 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Tom Walker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Walker and Ron Willis

Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1109
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
9.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
37.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
34.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.42
37.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Walker and Ron Willis

Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
2.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.48
97.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.58
89.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Walker and Ron Willis

Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
48
200
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
550
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
70.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.84
16.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
79.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
104.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
7.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA