Bill Wight vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Bill Wight
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Wight 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 3.95 and 1.521 for Bill Wight. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Wight and Ron Willis

Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.57
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.75
43.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.06
57.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
3.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4689
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1563
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1656
9.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
714
4.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
574
3.31
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6851
39.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6123
35.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Bill Wight and Ron Willis

Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
6.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1505
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
6.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
7.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
7.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Wight and Ron Willis

Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
381.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
480
527.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
60.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
53.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.1
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
67.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
89.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
20.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
26.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
47.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.7
-4.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
26.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
169
185.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
43.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.49
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Wight
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA