Gary Bell vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Gary Bell
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary 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. Gary Bell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 112 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 87 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 75 vs 69). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Gary Bell.

Pitching Stats for Gary Bell and Ron Blazier

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.84
50.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
3.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1794
8.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
3.76
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1378
6.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8561
38.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
0.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
4.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7665
34.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.24
38.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Gary Bell and Ron Blazier

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
2.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6045
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2015
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
1.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.32
96.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.807
0.807
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.89
44.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Bell and Ron Blazier

Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
472.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
569
516.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
0.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
95.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
80.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.05
24.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
113.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
120.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
41.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
37.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.49
24.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
152
137.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.35
4.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
55.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA