Ed Blake vs. Jason Davis — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Davis built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Blake as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jason Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.82 and WHIP 1.540 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Jason Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Jason Davis

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
10.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.48
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
5.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.55
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2054
40.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
5.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.43
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1813
35.39
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
40.1

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Jason Davis

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
2.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.29
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
2.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.66
89.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Jason Davis

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4578.95
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
536.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.38
-12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
284.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Davis
Career
Per 600 PA