Ron Willis vs. Rasty Wright — Career Comparison

Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rasty Wright
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rasty Wright 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 4.05 and 1.359 for Rasty Wright. 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 Rasty Wright

Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
2.18
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.86
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.48
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.81
55.81
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1353
27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
9.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.57
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
4.49
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1037
39.16
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1919
38.29
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.86
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
4.83
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
902
34.06
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1767
35.26
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Ron Willis and Rasty Wright

Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
27
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238.1
9
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.426
0.426
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.321
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Willis and Rasty Wright

Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
109
411.32
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
159
600
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
501.89
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
98.11
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.55
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.39
35.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
113.21
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
158.49
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
56.6
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.87
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
75.47
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.91
41.16
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
60.38
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
184.62
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
135.85
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
4.42
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
37.74
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Rasty Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Rasty Wright
Career
Per 600 PA