Chris Waters vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Chris Waters
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Waters 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 5.07 and 1.480 for Chris Waters. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Waters and Ron Willis

Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.943
0.943
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
40.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
35.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.09
40.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Chris Waters and Ron Willis

Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.063
1.063
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Waters and Ron Willis

Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
600
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Waters
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA