Nick Blackburn vs. Ed Roebuck — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Roebuck
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Roebuck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Roebuck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.35 and WHIP 1.398 compared to 4.85 and 1.485 for Nick Blackburn. By the career numbers, Ed Roebuck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ed Roebuck

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.47
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.59
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.35
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.65
62.65
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.71
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
3.35
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
8.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.02
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
3.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.58
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
5.43
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.985
0.985
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.32
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3375
38.4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.34
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
4.26
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3045
34.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ed Roebuck

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
5.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2373
27
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.59
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.25
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.89
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.08
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.64
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
2.48
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.97
93.97
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Ed Roebuck

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
1852.35
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
551.68
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
112.75
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.05
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
24.16
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
35.02
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
153.02
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
128.86
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
56.38
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
40.27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
88.59
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.18
32.94
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.11
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
39
157.05
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
3.82
3.82
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.21
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.05
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Roebuck
Career
Per 600 PA