Ed Blake vs. Benny Frey — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Benny Frey
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Benny Frey 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. Benny Frey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.5 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Benny Frey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Benny Frey

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.99
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.99
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.44
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.61
49.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1160
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
10.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.98
10.98
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.577
0.577
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5047
39.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.68
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
5.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4772
37.02
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Benny Frey

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
9
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.594
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Benny Frey

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
366.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
542.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
138.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
121.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.98
49.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
159.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
177.46
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
46.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
32.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
78.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.6
58.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
36.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
67
94.37
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.36
6.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
18.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Benny Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100