Hank Blalock vs. Buddy Ryan — Career Comparison

Hank Blalock
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanAll-Star
Buddy Ryan
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Hank Blalock and Buddy Ryan are closely matched on the surface stats. Hank Blalock posted stronger numbers in OPS (.795 vs .692) and slugging (.463 vs .354). Buddy Ryan had the advantage in on-base percentage (.339 vs .333). By the career numbers, Hank Blalock had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Hank Blalock and Buddy Ryan

Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
936
142.97
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
154.66
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3928
600
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
644
600
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3567
544.86
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
571
531.99
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.728
0.728
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
959
146.49
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
150
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
591
90.27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
122.98
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
30.24
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
16.77
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
2.6
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
23.37
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.93
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
56.21
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
29
27.02
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537.33
82.08
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
72.37
67.43
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1650
252.04
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
202
188.2
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1291
197.2
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
210
195.65
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.791
0.791
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.693
0.693
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.648
0.648
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
507
77.44
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
79
73.6
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
542
82.79
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
63
58.7
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
896
136.86
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
141
131.37
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
540.43
82.55
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
81.83
76.24
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
2.9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.45
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
47.81
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
41
38.2
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
3.36
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
720
109.98
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
35.4
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
5.46
5.46
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.95
16.95
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.08
1.08
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.31
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
22.36
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.12
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
87
13.29
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
14
2.14
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
19.57
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
1.07
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
9.32
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.21
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
28.88
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.74
67.74

Fielding Stats for Hank Blalock and Buddy Ryan

Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.06
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
1.02
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20625
27
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6875
9
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
1.65
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1305
1.71
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.1
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2643
3.46
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2563
3.36
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Buddy Ryan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.37
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.094
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Blalock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.29
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hank Blalock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Ryan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0