Ed Blake vs. Harry Schaeffer — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Schaeffer
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Schaeffer 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. Harry Schaeffer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.29 and WHIP 2.118 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Harry Schaeffer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Harry Schaeffer

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.53
9.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.941
1.941
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.53
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
45.53
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.118
2.118
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
36
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.53
45.53

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Harry Schaeffer

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
9
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Harry Schaeffer

Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.32
-64.27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Schaeffer
Career
Per 600 PA