Ron Blackburn vs. Lloyd Brown — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lloyd Brown
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lloyd Brown built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Blackburn as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Blackburn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 4.2 and 1.470 for Lloyd Brown. By the career numbers, Ron Blackburn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blackburn and Lloyd Brown

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
2.15
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.96
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.48
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.56
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.8
44.8
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.41
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
790
4.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5079
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1693
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9.25
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1899
10.1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.44
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
3.14
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
2.71
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.3
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7386
39.26
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.75
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.5
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
938
4.99
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
35.83
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6774
36.01
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.26
39.26

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Lloyd Brown

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.87
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.302
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Lloyd Brown

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
404
392.87
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
552
536.79
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.564
0.564
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
103.08
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
70.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.42
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.75
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
3.89
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
33.06
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41.66
40.51
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
152.67
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
141
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
0.53
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.441
0.441
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
52.51
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
57.37
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
106
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.89
39.77
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
36.95
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
136.14
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
25.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lloyd Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50