Ed Blake vs. CC Sabathia — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

CC Sabathia 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. CC Sabathia posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.271 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, CC Sabathia had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and CC Sabathia

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
0.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
3.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
8.56
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.96
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
2.76
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3093
7.78
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.19
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.31
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14989
37.71
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
4.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.24
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13580
34.17
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and CC Sabathia

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
0.91
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.58
93.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and CC Sabathia

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
2655.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
571.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
35.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
174.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
127.56
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
26.7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
36
170.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA