Ron Blackburn vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano 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 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. 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 Jose Cano

Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9.25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
38.74
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.5
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Jose Cano

Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Jose Cano

Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA