Fred Wiley vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Fred Wiley
Lost GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Wiley 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 5.94 and 1.593 for Fred Wiley. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Wiley and Ron Willis

Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
11.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.11
11.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
29.45
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Fred Wiley and Ron Willis

Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Wiley and Ron Willis

Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
178.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
567.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.12
34.36
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.499
0.499
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
44.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wiley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA