Ed Blake vs. Chris Short — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Short
Silent GenerationDelawareThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Chris Short 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. Chris Short posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.43 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Chris Short had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Chris Short

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
1.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.19
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.52
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.51
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.56
50.56
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.48
61.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.34
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
3.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
8.57
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.12
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
6.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.31
6.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.28
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9801
37.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
0.3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
3.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.08
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
34.45
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Chris Short

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
502
1.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6975
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2325
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
1.39
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
488
1.89
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
471
1.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.55
61.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Chris Short

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
506
391.74
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
775
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
539.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
68.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
62.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.87
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.14
9.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
75.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
81.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
22.45
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
18.58
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-6.74
-5.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
198
153.29
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
44.13
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Short
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100