Ed Blake vs. Walter Johnson — Career Comparison
Walter 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. Walter Johnson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.17 and WHIP 1.061 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Walter Johnson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.
Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Walter Johnson
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
1.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1424
2.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.223
0.223
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17744
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5914.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3509
5.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.824
0.824
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
47.77
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23642
35.97
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.19
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.061
1.061
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
43.62
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22076
33.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.77
47.77
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Walter Johnson
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
43.2
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
815
7.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1038
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
11.72
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
32.4
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1697
14.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1644
14.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.017
2.017
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.62
Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Walter Johnson
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.01
6.01