Armando Benitez vs. Fred Blaylock — Career Comparison

Armando Benitez
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Fred Blaylock built a career as a starting pitcher and Armando Benitez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Armando Benitez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.258 compared to 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Armando Benitez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Armando Benitez and Fred Blaylock

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.98
45.98
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.34
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.13
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
545
6.3
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
1.1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
4.66
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.37
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
946
10.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.93
10.93
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.732
1.732
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
37.58
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.42
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.28
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.25
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2788
32.21
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93

Fielding Stats for Armando Benitez and Fred Blaylock

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
8.8
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2337
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
779
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.36
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.82
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.03
91.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.093
0.093
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Armando Benitez and Fred Blaylock

Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
762
57150
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-63.2
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
300
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Armando Benitez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Armando Benitez
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA