Brian Anderson vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Brian Anderson
Gen XVirginiaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Brian Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Blazier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Anderson led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 186 vs 142), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 71 vs 69). Ron Blazier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Brian Anderson.

Pitching Stats for Brian Anderson and Ron Blazier

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.7
49.7
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
4.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1743
10.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
1.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6532
38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
5.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6063
35.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Brian Anderson and Ron Blazier

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
1.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
1.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4641
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1547
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
1.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
2.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
2.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Anderson and Ron Blazier

Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
641.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
288
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
531.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
72.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
54.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.25
17.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
102.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
89.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
50
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.73
5.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
118.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.05
5.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
45.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
10.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA