Jim Bivin vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Jim Bivin
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bivin 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. Ron Blazier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 5.79 and 1.763 for Jim Bivin. By the career numbers, Ron Blazier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bivin and Ron Blazier

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.79
29.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
5.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.38
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
12.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
10.86
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.25
12.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.86
10.86
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.736
0.736
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
773
43.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
7.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.97
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
705
39.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
36.39
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Jim Bivin and Ron Blazier

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.766
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bivin and Ron Blazier

Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
47
542.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
553.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
80.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
46.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.36
27.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
115.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
126.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
34.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
16.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
46.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
323.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Bivin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bivin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA