Ron Willis vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Wilbur 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. Wilbur Wood led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 114 vs 80), strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 78), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 90). Ron Willis held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 93). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Wilbur Wood.

Pitching Stats for Ron Willis and Wilbur Wood

Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.45
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.25
51.25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.19
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.32
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
2582
8.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.66
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.81
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.35
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10209
34.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Ron Willis and Wilbur Wood

Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
1.75
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
621
2.08
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
2.03
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.75
97.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Willis and Wilbur Wood

Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
1025.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
507.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
42.52
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
39.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
18.42
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.43
5.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.67
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
75.59
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
20.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
37.8
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
6.2
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.85
-15.51
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
31.5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
2.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.02
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100