Bob Weiland vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bob Weiland
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Weiland 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 4.24 and 1.494 for Bob Weiland. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Weiland and Ron Willis

Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
1.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.74
39.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4165
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1388.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
9.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
3.96
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
614
3.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6150
39.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
5.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5502
35.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.87
39.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bob Weiland and Ron Willis

Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.116
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Weiland and Ron Willis

Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
331.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
502
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
443
529.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
68.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
53.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
7.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.71
18.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
93.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
100.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
22.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
44.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
7.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
31.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
167
199.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Weiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA