Homer Blankenship vs. Kevin Slowey — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kevin Slowey
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kevin Slowey 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. Kevin Slowey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.62 and WHIP 1.328 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Kevin Slowey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Kevin Slowey

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
1.86
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.58
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.43
54.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.37
77.37
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1986
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
10.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.4
10.4
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
1.35
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.51
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
6.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2828
38.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
4.81
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2643
35.93
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.325
0.325
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Kevin Slowey

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.86
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1986
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.86
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.43
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.37
77.37
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Kevin Slowey

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
13
650
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
1737.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
487.5
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
5.27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
50
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.39
-17.35
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
17
212.5
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Slowey
Career
Per 600 PA