Ed Blake vs. Mike Dunne — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Dunne
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Dunne 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. Mike Dunne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.497 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Mike Dunne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Mike Dunne

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.47
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
8.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
4.27
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
3.89
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.57
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
39.48
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
4.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1802
34.19
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Mike Dunne

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.44
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1423
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474.1
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.57
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.541
1.541
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.41
89.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Mike Dunne

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
398.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
488.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
49.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.46
11.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
58.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
89.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.78
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
71.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
34
152.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
62.69
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Dunne
Career
Per 600 PA