Frank Blake vs. Ron Taylor — Career Comparison

Frank Blake
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ron Taylor
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Blake built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Frank Blake posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.26 and WHIP 1.162 compared to 3.93 and 1.349 for Ron Taylor. By the career numbers, Frank Blake had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Blake and Ron Taylor

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.5
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.52
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.05
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.51
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.48
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.14
51.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.75
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.81
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.26
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
3.93
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.02
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
794
8.93
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.44
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.35
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
7.6
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
5.22
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.841
0.841
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.24
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
37.45
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3339
37.56
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.17
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.16
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
4.16
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.68
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
32.11
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
34.76
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Frank Blake and Ron Taylor

Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.53
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.53
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.12
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
27
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2399
27
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.2
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
799.2
9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.45
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.12
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
1.9
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.01
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.87
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.962
1.962
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Blake and Ron Taylor

Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
36
291.89
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
2434.71
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
67
543.24
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
575.21
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.723
0.723
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
137.84
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.47
68.68
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
6.98
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
14
69.42
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.709
0.709
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
97.3
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
154.05
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
72.69
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.82
-18.94
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
40.54
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
68
337.19
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.78
1.78
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA