Tanner Anderson vs. Ed Blake — Career Comparison

MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tanner Anderson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Blake as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tanner Anderson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.82 and WHIP 1.759 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Tanner Anderson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tanner Anderson and Ed Blake

Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.82
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.87
5.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
11.64
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.64
11.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.49
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.16
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
41.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
6.52
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.681
1.681
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
37.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.9
41.9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77

Fielding Stats for Tanner Anderson and Ed Blake

Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
2.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tanner Anderson and Ed Blake

Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
1950
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-112.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tanner Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Tanner Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA