Al Widmar vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Al Widmar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Widmar 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 5.21 and 1.640 for Al Widmar. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Widmar and Ron Willis

Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.23
30.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
5.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
461
10.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.68
10.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
3.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1770
41.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
5.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1589
36.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Al Widmar and Ron Willis

Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
99.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.939
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Widmar and Ron Willis

Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
526.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
88.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
68.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.43
21.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
122.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
34.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
54.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
16.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
181.97
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.3
3.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Al Widmar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Widmar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA