Earl Blackburn vs. Luis Salazar — Career Comparison

Earl Blackburn
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueCatcher
Luis Salazar
Baby BoomersVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueThird Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Earl Blackburn and Luis Salazar are closely matched on the surface stats. Luis Salazar posted stronger numbers in slugging (.381 vs .345) and home run production (94 career HR at a higher rate). Earl Blackburn had the advantage in on-base percentage (.327 vs .299). By the career numbers, Luis Salazar had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Earl Blackburn and Luis Salazar

Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
261.35
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1302
178.56
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
163
600
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4375
600
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
145
533.74
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4101
562.42
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.712
0.712
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.699
0.699
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
38
139.88
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1070
146.74
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
110.43
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
799
109.58
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
19.75
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
4.53
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
12.89
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
8
29.45
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
37.17
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18.16
66.85
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
457.89
62.8
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
50
184.05
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1562
214.22
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
191.41
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1264
173.35
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.674
0.674
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.593
0.593
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
47.85
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
60.07
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.81
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
62.4
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
84.66
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
799
109.58
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.14
74.15
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475.3
65.18
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
2.06
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
24.55
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
5.07
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
99.39
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
653
89.55
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6.04
6.04
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.7
6.7
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
7.54
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
3.43
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
78
10.7
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
16.05
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
6.99
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
168
23.04
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 600 PA
69.64
69.64

Fielding Stats for Earl Blackburn and Luis Salazar

Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
1.26
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
0.99
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27988
27
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9329.1
9
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1289
1.24
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1820
1.76
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.14
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3253
3.14
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3109
3
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.36
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.57
95.57
Earl Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4.377
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.375
2.375
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.3
78.3
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.18
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Luis Salazar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Salazar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0