Amos Watson vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Amos Watson
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Amos Watson 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. Amos Watson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.433 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Amos Watson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Amos Watson and Ron Willis

Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
8.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
4.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.026
1.026
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
39.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
33.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Amos Watson and Ron Willis

Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.69
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
127.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
2.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.625
1.625
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Amos Watson and Ron Willis

Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
283.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
577.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-38.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA