Ron Blackburn vs. Tiny Osborne — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tiny Osborne
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tiny Osborne 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 4.72 and 1.560 for Tiny Osborne. 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 Tiny Osborne

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
1.98
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.66
43.66
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
4.72
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
9.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
693
9.65
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
3.66
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
39.75
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
40.32
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.61
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
5.71
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2557
35.62
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.75
39.75
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Tiny Osborne

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.375
0.375
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Tiny Osborne

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
370.43
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
573.91
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
114.78
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.26
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.26
29.37
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
133.04
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
130.43
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
36.52
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
41.74
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.26
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.09
28.94
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.04
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
153.91
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.43
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100