Homer Blankenship vs. Nick Pivetta — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Pivetta
MillenialCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nick Pivetta 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. Nick Pivetta posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.47 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Nick Pivetta had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Nick Pivetta

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
1.89
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.51
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.56
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.59
47.59
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
4.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3633
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1211
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
8.23
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
1.46
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.17
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
9.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.88
9.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.39
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5107
37.95
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
4.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4589
34.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Nick Pivetta

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.89
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.55
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3633
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1211
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.48
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.04
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.96
93.96
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.551
0.551
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.28
82.28
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Nick Pivetta

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
13
650
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
1254.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
545.9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.34
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.92
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.73
3.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
59.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.35
-26.3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
62
304.92
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.34
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Pivetta
Career
Per 600 PA