Ian Anderson vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Ian Anderson
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ian 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. Ian Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 86). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ian Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Ron Blazier

Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.11
61.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
8.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
4.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
38.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
4.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1077
34.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Ron Blazier

Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Ron Blazier

Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
863.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-31.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA