Homer Blankenship vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Warren Spahn 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. Warren Spahn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.206 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Warren Spahn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Warren Spahn

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
1.14
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.67
88.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.05
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1798
3.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4830
8.29
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1434
2.46
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2583
4.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.766
0.766
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21547
36.98
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.12
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2016
3.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20071
34.45
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Warren Spahn

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9282
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3094
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.628
1.628
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.93
52.93
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Warren Spahn

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1872
546.57
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
363
105.99
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
77.37
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
16.64
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
10.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
28.61
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134.33
39.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
135.47
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
41.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123.31
36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
27.45
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
19.85
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
23
6.72
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.58
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67