Kemp Wicker vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Kemp Wicker
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kemp Wicker 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 4.66 and 1.560 for Kemp Wicker. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kemp Wicker and Ron Willis

Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
10.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
40.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
37.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.47
40.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Kemp Wicker and Ron Willis

Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.525
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kemp Wicker and Ron Willis

Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
40
461.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
530.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
69.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
57.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.2
13.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.35
4.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kemp Wicker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA