Ed Blake vs. Ervin Santana — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ervin Santana
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ervin Santana 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. Ervin Santana posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Ervin Santana had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Ervin Santana

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.55
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.93
53.93
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1135
4.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2391
8.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
1.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
2.81
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1978
7.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.38
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.38
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10482
37.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
4.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.18
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
0.69
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.274
1.274
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9480
34.31
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Ervin Santana

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
1.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7460
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
0.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.7
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
1.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
1.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.06
96.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.82
90.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Ervin Santana

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
425
2217.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
537.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
67.83
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
15.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.02
10.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
83.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
78.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
57.39
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
99.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.27
-6.64
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
49
255.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
2.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
52.17
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ervin Santana
Career
Per 600 PA