Gene Bearden vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Gene Bearden
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gene Bearden 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. Gene Bearden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.555 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Gene Bearden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Bearden and Ron Blazier

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
2.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.22
54.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.52
43.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
3.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2365
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
788.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
791
9.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3471
39.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
4.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3027
34.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.63
39.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Gene Bearden and Ron Blazier

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Bearden and Ron Blazier

Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
409
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
288
555.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.611
0.611
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
131.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
102.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
28.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.99
46.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
177.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
158.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
67.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
61.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
121.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.56
49.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
7
13.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Bearden
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA