Ed Blake vs. Joe Johnson — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Johnson
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Johnson 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. Joe Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.48 and WHIP 1.454 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Joe Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Johnson

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.63
52.63
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
4.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327.1
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
10.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.09
10.09
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.72
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
4.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1414
38.88
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.424
1.424
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1283
35.28
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Johnson

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
982
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327.1
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
1.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.65
95.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Johnson

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
630.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
498.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
8.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
81.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.77
-7.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
203.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA