Ed Blake vs. Joe Slusarski — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Slusarski
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Slusarski 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. Joe Slusarski posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.557 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Joe Slusarski had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Slusarski

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
10.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.07
10.07
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.68
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.26
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.975
0.975
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1358
39.98
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.85
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
5.56
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.82
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1199
35.3
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Slusarski

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
3.47
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
917
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.2
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.35
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.83
97.83
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.625
0.625
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.81
28.81
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Slusarski

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
7866.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
6.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.27
-18.25
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Slusarski
Career
Per 600 PA