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Ron Willis
Ronald Earl Willis

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 2", Weight 195 lb.

Debut September 20, 1966
  vs. ATL 0.7 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER
Final Game September 29, 1970
Born July 12, 1943 in Willisville, TN
Died November 21, 1977 in Memphis, TN

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1966 22 STL NL   0   0   4   0   0   0   1  1    3.0    1    0    0   0    1    2   0   0    11   1   0  0.00  3.61  inf 0.667
 1967 23 STL NL   6   5  65   0   0   0  24 10   81.0   76   27   24   3   43   42   3   5   350  20   0  2.67  3.27  123 1.469
 1968 24 STL NL   2   3  48   0   0   0  15  4   63.7   50   25   24   4   28   39   1   1   270  11   0  3.39  2.90   85 1.225
 1969 25 TOT NL   1   2  29   0   0   0  14  0   34.7   29   16   15   4   19   25   1   6   152   3   0  3.89  3.56   91 1.385
         STL NL   1   2  26   0   0   0  12  0   32.3   26   16   15   4   19   23   1   4   141   3   0  4.18  3.56   85 1.392
         HOU NL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  0    2.3    3    0    0   0    0    2   0   2    11   0   0  0.00  3.53  inf 1.286
 1970 26 SDP NL   2   2  42   0   0   0  20  4   56.0   53   33   25   4   28   20   4   1   254   5   0  4.02  3.97   99 1.446
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .478  11  12 188   0   0   0  74 19  238.3  209  101   88  15  119  128   9  13  1037  40   0  3.32  3.38  102 1.376
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3   4  68   0   0   0  26  6   86.0   75   36   31   5   43   46   3   4   375  14   0  3.32  3.38  102 1.376
 Career High      6   5  65   0   0   0  24 10   81.0   76   33   25   4   43   42   4   6   350  20   0  2.67  3.97  123 1.225

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 23 STL NL  65    8    0    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   2  .375  .375  .500  150    4   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 24 STL NL  48   11    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .083  .000  -73    0   0   0   0   0   1
 1969 25 TOT NL  29    1    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  463    1   0   0   0   0   0
         STL NL  26    1    0    1   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000  463    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1970 26 SDP NL  42    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons      188   25    1    4   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   8  .160  .192  .200   14    5   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         22    1    3   1  0   0    3   0  0   1   7  .160  .192  .200   14    4   0   0   0   0   1
 Career High     65   11    1    3   1  0   0    2   0  0   1   4                           4   0   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 23 STL NL    8    5    2  10.8    90| .375  .257| .375  .319| .500  .377| .875  .696| 150  .862   0.5   0.1   0%
 1968 24 STL NL   12   12    0   0.0    81| .000  .251| .083  .309| .000  .354| .083  .663| -73  .000  -2.3  -0.3   0%
 1969 25 TOT NL    1    0    1          95|1.000  .259|1.000  .330|1.000  .384|2.000  .714| 463         0.5   0.0   0%
         STL NL    1    0    1          95|1.000  .259|1.000  .330|1.000  .384|2.000  .714| 463         0.5   0.0   0%
 1970 26 SDP NL    5    5    0   0.0   100| .000  .262| .000  .334| .000  .400| .000  .735|-100  .000  -1.4  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        26   22    3   3.7    88| .160  .255| .192  .318| .200  .372| .392  .690|  14  .470  -2.8  -0.3   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1966 22 STL NL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1967 23 STL NL P 65 8 20 0 5 1.000 .959 0.43 0.78 3.11 2.00 0 81.0 1968 24 STL NL P 48 2 15 0 0 1.000 .960 0.35 0.85 2.40 2.01 0 63.7 1969 25 TOT NL P 29 5 8 0 0 1.000 .956 0.45 0.78 3.38 1.95 0 34.6 STL NL P 26 5 8 0 0 1.000 .956 0.50 0.78 3.62 1.95 0 32.3 HOU NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.77 0.00 1.96 0 2.3 1970 26 SDP NL P 42 9 13 0 1 1.000 .952 0.52 0.71 3.54 1.85 0 56.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1966 22 STL NL P 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 0.00 2.10 0 3.0 1967 23 STL NL P 65 8 20 0 5 1.000 .959 0.43 0.78 3.11 2.00 0 81.0 1968 24 STL NL P 48 2 15 0 0 1.000 .960 0.35 0.85 2.40 2.01 0 63.7 1969 25 TOT NL P 29 5 8 0 0 1.000 .956 0.45 0.78 3.38 1.95 0 34.6 STL NL P 26 5 8 0 0 1.000 .956 0.50 0.78 3.62 1.95 0 32.3 HOU NL P 3 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.77 0.00 1.96 0 2.3 1970 26 SDP NL P 42 9 13 0 1 1.000 .952 0.52 0.71 3.54 1.85 0 56.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 188 24 56 0 6 1.000 .957 0.43 0.78 3.02 1.96 0 238.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 188 24 56 0 6 1.000 .957 0.43 0.78 3.03 1.96 0 238
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    STL BOS     W   3   0  27.00  0  0  0  0   1     2   3   4   1 
 1968   WS    STL DET     L   3   0   8.31  0  0  0  0   4.1   2   4   4   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6   0  11.81  0  0  0  0   5.1   4   7   8   4 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1967   WS    STL BOS     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1968   WS    STL DET     L   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Games
1967 NL-65-3

Saves
1967 NL-10-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 4 (1937) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 7.0 (1065) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions 

Before 1961 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

August 8, 1969: Purchased by the Houston Astros from the St. Louis Cardinals.

November 20, 1969: Returned to the St. Louis Cardinals by the Houston Astros following previous purchase.

June 15, 1970: Purchased by the San Diego Padres from the St. Louis Cardinals.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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