Ed Willett vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Ed Willett
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Willett 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. Ed Willett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Ed Willett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Willett and Ron Willis

Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.72
73.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
3.08
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5320
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1773.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1719
8.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
565
2.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
3.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7200
36.54
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
841
4.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6529
33.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Willett and Ron Willis

Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
3.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2415
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
7.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.46
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
9.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
8.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
94.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.786
2.786
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.7
33.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Willett and Ron Willis

Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
236.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
707
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
652
553.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
110.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
76.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
21.22
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
33.95
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.45
40.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
161.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
137.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
47.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
53.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
96.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.15
39.17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
175.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
19.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Willett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA