Collin Balester vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Collin Balester
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Collin Balester 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. Ron Blazier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 5.47 and 1.515 for Collin Balester. By the career numbers, Ron Blazier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Collin Balester and Ron Blazier

Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
5.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.38
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
9.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
7.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
40.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
5.88
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
35.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Collin Balester and Ron Blazier

Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.193
0.193
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Collin Balester and Ron Blazier

Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
1257.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
400
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.97
13.82
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
1.24
17.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
10
142.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
4.2
4.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
157.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Collin Balester
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA