Ed Blake vs. Matt Kinney — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Kinney
Gen XMaineThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Kinney 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. Matt Kinney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 1.599 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Matt Kinney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Matt Kinney

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.44
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
5.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
10.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.21
10.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
4.02
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
6.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.6
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
40.72
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.37
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
35.52
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Matt Kinney

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
2.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1169
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.52
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
0.621
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.31
56.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Matt Kinney

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
802.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
537.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
4.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.38
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-3.22
-25.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
30
233.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Kinney
Career
Per 600 PA