Doc White vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Doc White
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc White 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. Doc White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.39 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Doc White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc White and Ron Willis

Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
1.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
1.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
0.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.78
54.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.01
85.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
2.39
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9123
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3041
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2738
8.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
1.98
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1384
4.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12096
35.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1118
3.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11307
33.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.8
35.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Doc White and Ron Willis

Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
1.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9519
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3173
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
2.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1391
3.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1330
3.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.61
95.61
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.578
2.578
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc White and Ron Willis

Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
216.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1516
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1283
507.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
110.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
95.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
8.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
14.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.91
45.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
332
131.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
168.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
29.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
87.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.74
52.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
58.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
195
77.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
7.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
33.64
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
12.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA