Homer Blankenship vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller 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. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Hod Eller

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.92
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.688
0.688
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.6
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Hod Eller

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Hod Eller

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
300
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
566.87
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
125.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
106.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.4
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.19
37.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
152.76
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
138.04
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.508
0.508
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.71
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.11
40.7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
20.25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33