John Anderson vs. Ed Blake — Career Comparison

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Looking at the career totals, John Anderson and Ed Blake are fairly close on the surface numbers. John Anderson posted stronger numbers in WHIP (1.813 vs 2.308) and home runs allowed (1.21 per nine innings vs 4.15). Ed Blake had the advantage in ERA (6.23 vs 6.45). By the career numbers, John Anderson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for John Anderson and Ed Blake

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
6.45
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
12.9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.9
12.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.82
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.83
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.739
0.739
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
42.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
7.46
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.746
1.746
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
39.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.51
42.51
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77

Fielding Stats for John Anderson and Ed Blake

John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
2.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.542
0.542
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Anderson and Ed Blake

John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
2400
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
500
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-21.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA