Nick Blackburn vs. Brooks Raley — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brooks Raley
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn built a career as a starting pitcher and Brooks Raley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brooks Raley led in home run suppression (HR9+ 153 vs 90), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 129 vs 92). Nick Blackburn held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 117). Role difference aside, Brooks Raley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Brooks Raley

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.31
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
3.88
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.91
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.26
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
10.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.83
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
37.87
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.52
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.31
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
922
33.41
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Brooks Raley

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.31
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.25
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.76
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.08
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.38
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.02
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.3
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Brooks Raley

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
145
7250
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
257
11014.29
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
11.82
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
3.83
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Brooks Raley
Career
Per 600 PA