Fred Blanding vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.13 and 1.395 for Fred Blanding. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Eric Junge

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
3.13
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
3.06
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.23
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3377
37.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
4.37
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.32
37.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Eric Junge

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Eric Junge

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
58
105.45
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA