Fred Blanding vs. Jim Bronstad — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Jim Bronstad

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.51
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.45
49.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
9.49
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.56
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
34.08
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Jim Bronstad

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
4.32
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.96
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.92
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.88
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.88
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Jim Bronstad

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA