Cliff Bell vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Cliff Bell
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMemphis Red SoxNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Cliff Bell 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. Cliff Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.328 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Cliff Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cliff Bell and Ron Blazier

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
1.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
4.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2960
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
986.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
9.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.58
9.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
3.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3838
35.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
5.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3442
31.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.01
35.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Cliff Bell and Ron Blazier

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2822
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
940.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
3.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.48
64.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cliff Bell and Ron Blazier

Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
267.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
374
540.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
91.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
73.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.18
27.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
111.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
131.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
40.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
83.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.66
26.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
34.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
18.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA