Ron Blackburn vs. Jim McGlothlin — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim McGlothlin 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 3.61 and 1.304 for Jim McGlothlin. 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 Jim McGlothlin

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.53
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.53
46.53
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
3.61
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.87
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.34
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.19
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.5
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Jim McGlothlin

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.77
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Jim McGlothlin

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
256
355.56
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
66.67
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.5
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.17
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.12
21
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
100
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
37.5
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
20.83
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.17
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.37
8.85
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
38.89
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA