Ed Blake vs. Russ Ford — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Ford
Lost GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Ford 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. Russ Ford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.59 and WHIP 1.154 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Russ Ford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Russ Ford

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.6
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.24
58.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.43
85.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.76
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
428
2.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4462
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1487.1
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
8.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
2.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
4.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6042
36.56
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.17
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5632
34.08
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.56
36.56

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Russ Ford

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
6.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
12.24
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505
15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
14.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.26
94.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.345
2.345
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.26
16.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Russ Ford

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
215.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
568
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
534.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.596
0.596
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
111.97
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
84.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.62
43.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
150
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
39.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
96.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.25
45.69
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.92
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
161
170.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.46
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93.33
93.33