Ed Blake vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Ed Blake
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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 Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 6.23 and 2.308 for Ed Blake. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Sparma

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.31
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.54
11.54
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
15.58
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.58
15.58
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
47.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.19
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8.31
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.192
2.192
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.77
47.77
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Sparma

Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.91
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2593
27
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.1
9
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.59
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
21.6
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
1.02
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
5.4
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
32.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.77
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
1.61
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
5.4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Blake and Joe Sparma

Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
359.22
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
600
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
269
522.33
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
52.43
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.83
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.92
11.49
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
75.73
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.55
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-1.66
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Ed Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA