Ron Willis
Ronald Earl Willis
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 12, 1943 in Willisville, TN
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 20, 1966
Final Game: September 29, 1970
Died: November 21, 1977 in Memphis, TN
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1966 STL NL 22 P 4 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.10 0.75
1967 STL NL 23 P 65 0 81.0 28 8 20 0 5 1.000 3.11 0.43 .957 2.00 0.78
1968 STL NL 24 P 48 0 63.2 17 2 15 0 0 1.000 2.40 0.35 .959 2.01 0.85
1969 TOT NL 25 P 29 0 34.2 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 3.38 0.45 .954 1.95 0.78
1969 STL NL 25 P 26 0 32.1 13 5 8 0 0 1.000 3.62 0.50 .954 1.95 0.78
1969 HOU NL 25 P 3 0 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.93 0.77
1970 SDP NL 26 P 42 0 56.0 22 9 13 0 1 1.000 3.54 0.52 .950 1.85 0.71
5 Seasons P 188 0 238.1 80 24 56 0 6 1.000 3.02 0.43 .955 1.96 0.78
5 Seasons TOT 188 0 238.1 80 24 56 0 6 1.000 3.02 0.43 .955 1.96 0.78

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1966 STL NL 22 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 STL NL 23 65 0 65 65 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 STL NL 24 48 0 48 48 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 STL NL 25 26 0 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 HOU NL 25 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 SDP NL 26 42 0 42 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 188 0 188 188 188 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1966 STL NL 22 11 73% 45% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1967 STL NL 23 365 76% 33% 25 80% 0 7 1 4 18 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 5 0 3 100%
1968 STL NL 24 275 75% 32% 16 100% 0 2 0 2 16 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 100%
1969 STL NL 25 151 71% 25% 10 100% 0 4 1 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1969 HOU NL 25 12 83% 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 SDP NL 26 238 78% 41% 13 85% 1 9 0 9 11 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 50%
5 Seasons 1052 76% 33% 64 89% 1 22 2 17 53 41 7 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 6 0 10 90%
MLB Averages 76% 27% 90% 86%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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