Ed Blake vs. Larry Jackson — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Jackson
Silent GenerationIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Larry Jackson 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. Larry Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.4 and WHIP 1.268 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Larry Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Larry Jackson

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
3.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3206
8.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
0.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
2.27
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1709
4.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.776
0.776
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.15
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.19
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13593
37.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.2
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
3.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.235
1.235
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12701
35.04
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Larry Jackson

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
1.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9788
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3262.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
0.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
1.81
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
951
2.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
2.52
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.88
76.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Larry Jackson

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
599
301.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1089
548.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
170
85.57
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
70.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.68
19.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
105.7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
108.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
38.76
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
24.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
61.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.19
11.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
20.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
310
156.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
3.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
29.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Larry Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
7.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.52
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40