Ron Blackburn vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Ron Blackburn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams 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 4.41 and 1.319 for Lefty Williams. 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 Lefty Williams

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
4.41
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
9.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9.24
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
39.75
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
5.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
35.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Ron Blackburn and Lefty Williams

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.33
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blackburn and Lefty Williams

Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
2953.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
234.94
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.575
0.575
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
122.89
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.3
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.67
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.87
39.28
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
148.19
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
138.46
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.917
0.917
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.417
0.417
Ron Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
86.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.47
45.07
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.46
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA