Sean West vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Sean West
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sean West 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 5.03 and 1.589 for Sean West. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sean West and Ron Willis

Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
10.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
6.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.83
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
514
41.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
36.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.06
41.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Sean West and Ron Willis

Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.88
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.57
78.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean West and Ron Willis

Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
22
347.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
2.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
3
47.37
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
2
31.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-31.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
21
331.58
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean West
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA