Lefty Williams vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Williams and Ron Willis

Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1361
34.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Lefty Williams and Ron Willis

Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Williams and Ron Willis

Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA