Ron Blackburn vs. Jake Odorizzi — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Odorizzi
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jake Odorizzi 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 3.99 and 1.255 for Jake Odorizzi. 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 Jake Odorizzi

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.53
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.5
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.75
51.75
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
3.99
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
8.16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1172
8.42
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.25
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5275
37.88
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
4.27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.42
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4751
34.12
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Jake Odorizzi

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.73
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.7
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1253.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.45
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.68
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.19
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
1.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.652
0.652
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Jake Odorizzi

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
64
2953.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
4840
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
480
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
4.7
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-12.61
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Jake Odorizzi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Odorizzi
Career
Per 600 PA