Homer Blankenship vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer 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 Scherzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Max Scherzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Max Scherzer

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Max Scherzer

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8889
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2963
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.65
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.15
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Max Scherzer

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100