Ed Blake vs. Cole Irvin — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cole Irvin
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cole Irvin 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. Cole Irvin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.54 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Cole Irvin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Cole Irvin

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
4.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
9.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.64
9.64
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.16
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
6.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.17
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2540
38.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
4.99
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2342
35.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Cole Irvin

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
2.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1779
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
593
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.76
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.552
0.552
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.4
69.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Cole Irvin

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
5360
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
440
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.72
28.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
39.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
160
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Cole Irvin
Career
Per 600 PA