Ray Washburn vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ray Washburn
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ray Washburn 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. Ray Washburn led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ray Washburn.

Pitching Stats for Ray Washburn and Ron Willis

Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1208
8.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
2.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
5.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5080
37.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
4.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4703
34.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ray Washburn and Ron Willis

Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
1.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3629
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1209.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
1.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
2.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
2.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.46
69.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Washburn and Ron Willis

Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
341.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
361
515.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
54.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
41.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.19
11.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
72.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
84.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
31.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
34.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
64.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.87
-5.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
28.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
201
287.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Washburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA