Ed Blake vs. Ozzie Van Brabant — Career Comparison

Looking at the career totals, Ed Blake and Ozzie Van Brabant are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ozzie Van Brabant posted stronger numbers in WHIP (2.093 vs 2.308) and home runs allowed (1.26 per nine innings vs 4.15). Ed Blake had the advantage in ERA (6.23 vs 7.85). By the career numbers, Ozzie Van Brabant had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.