Eddie Wall vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland ElitesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Eddie Wall 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 11.12 and 2.250 for Eddie Wall. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eddie Wall and Ron Willis

Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
11.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
46.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
13.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
36.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.46
46.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Eddie Wall and Ron Willis

Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eddie Wall and Ron Willis

Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
675
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA