John Axford vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

John Axford
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give John Axford a clear advantage over Ron Blazier across the core pitching metrics. John Axford led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 69), and run prevention (ERA+ 89 vs 79). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 81). John Axford was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Axford and Ron Blazier

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.16
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.78
52.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
3.9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
8.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
10.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.77
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
39.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
4.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.57
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.419
1.419
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1996
34.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for John Axford and Ron Blazier

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
544
9.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.16
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1577
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.142
0.142
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Axford and Ron Blazier

John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Axford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
326400
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
63
5400
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Axford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA