Ed Blake vs. Craig Kimbrel — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Craig Kimbrel posted a stronger line than Ed Blake. Craig Kimbrel posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.58 vs 6.23) and WHIP (1.033 vs 2.308). By the career numbers, Craig Kimbrel had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Craig Kimbrel

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
3.79
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.19
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Craig Kimbrel

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
851
9.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.92
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Craig Kimbrel

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA