Homer Blankenship vs. Tommy Byrne — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Byrne
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tommy Byrne 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. Tommy Byrne posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.11 and WHIP 1.604 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Tommy Byrne had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Tommy Byrne

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.86
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.12
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.56
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
4.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4086
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1362
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
7.52
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.52
7.52
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.65
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
6.85
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
5.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.324
1.324
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.56
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6181
40.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.48
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
688
4.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5059
33.43
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.84
40.84

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Tommy Byrne

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.89
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1183
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394.1
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
3.95
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
5.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
5.3
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.31
94.31
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.88
13.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Tommy Byrne

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
377
345.34
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
550.53
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
130.99
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
87.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
23.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.33
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
43.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.95
47.57
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65.59
60.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
4
200
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
207.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
168.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
66.87
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
89.77
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
143.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
49.33
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.92
61.3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
34.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
126
115.42
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.2
5.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
11
10.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Byrne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100