Jake Westbrook vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Jake Westbrook
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Westbrook 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. Jake Westbrook led in home run suppression (HR9+ 150 vs 134), walk avoidance (BB%+ 89 vs 80), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jake Westbrook.

Pitching Stats for Jake Westbrook and Ron Willis

Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
1.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.48
50.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1885
9.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
2.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
4.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.879
0.879
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7517
38.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
4.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.25
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
1.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6769
34.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Jake Westbrook and Ron Willis

Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
1.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
588
3.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
2.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
96.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.67
86.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Westbrook and Ron Willis

Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
933.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
494.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
20.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.15
20.92
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
93.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
102.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
67.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
10.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
79
231.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Westbrook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA