Ed Barry vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Ed Barry
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Barry 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. Ed Barry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.253 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Ed Barry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Barry and Ron Blazier

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.87
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.747
0.747
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
37.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
5.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Ed Barry and Ron Blazier

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Barry and Ron Blazier

Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
12
266.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
511.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
12.76
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-4.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
9
200
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Barry
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA