Ron Willis vs. Vic Willis — Career Comparison

Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vic Willis
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Vic Willis 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. Vic Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.63 and WHIP 1.209 compared to 3.32 and 1.544 for Ron Willis. By the career numbers, Vic Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Willis and Vic Willis

Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
1.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
1.06
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
0.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
0.46
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.85
54.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.81
91.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
0.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.11
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1167
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11988
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3996
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3621
8.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
2.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1651
3.72
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.01
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16263
36.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
3.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14895
33.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63

Fielding Stats for Ron Willis and Vic Willis

Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
1.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12291
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4097
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
0.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.11
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1131
2.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1592
3.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.02
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1520
3.34
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.895
2.895
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.14
49.14
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.07
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Willis and Vic Willis

Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
531
196.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1623
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1493
551.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
91.68
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
82.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
7.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.48
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
8.87
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.59
22.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
102.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
124.58
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
39.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
31.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
70.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.49
20.88
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.96
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
29.94
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
199
73.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.16
8.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Vic Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100