Ed Blake vs. Peanuts Davis — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Peanuts 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. Peanuts Davis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.316 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Peanuts Davis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Peanuts Davis

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.95
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.71
9.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
38.13
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
35.53
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Peanuts Davis

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
2.03
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.727
2.727
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Peanuts Davis

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
194.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
535.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
13.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
7.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA