Ron Blackburn vs. Dave Goltz — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Goltz
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Goltz 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 3.69 and 1.362 for Dave Goltz. 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 Dave Goltz

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.48
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.9
50.9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
836
3.69
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2104
9.28
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.66
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.85
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.88
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8628
38.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.5
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.19
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.34
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.93
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7818
34.5
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Dave Goltz

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.67
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
1.27
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
2.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.94
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.43
95.43
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Dave Goltz

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
1825.64
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
482.05
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.01
10.33
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
51.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
107.69
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
35.9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
2.95
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
49
251.28
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.39
2.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.54
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA