Homer Blankenship vs. Max Butcher — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Butcher
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Max Butcher built a career as a starting pitcher and Homer Blankenship as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Butcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.410 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Max Butcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Max Butcher

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
1.68
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.48
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.26
47.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.56
68.56
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.52
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
3.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5359
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1786.1
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1935
9.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.75
9.75
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.5
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
2.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
2.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.12
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.11
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
39.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.3
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
4.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7157
36.06
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Max Butcher

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.497
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Max Butcher

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
316.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
649
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
552.85
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.456
0.456
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
101.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
87.83
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
12.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
13.87
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.64
20
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
117.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
116.49
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
39.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
73.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.87
15.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.79
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
85.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
32.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
21
19.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Butcher
Career
Per 600 PA