Ron Willis vs. Joe Wood — Career Comparison

Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Wood
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Wood 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 6.52 and 1.655 for Joe Wood. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Willis and Joe Wood

Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.83
47.83
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
12.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
12.1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
4.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.828
0.828
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.49
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
41.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.38
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
39.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.9
41.9

Fielding Stats for Ron Willis and Joe Wood

Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Willis and Joe Wood

Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
3
900
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
576.92
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Joe Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Wood
Career
Per 600 PA