Homer Blankenship vs. Joe Sparma — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Sparma
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Sparma 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. Joe Sparma posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.94 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Joe Sparma had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Joe Sparma

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
1.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
3.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2594
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
864.2
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
774
8.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.8
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
436
4.54
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
6.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.28
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3755
39.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
4.4
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3288
34.22
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Joe Sparma

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.91
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.48
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864.1
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.59
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.77
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.61
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.18
91.18
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.6
77.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Joe Sparma

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
185
359.22
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
269
522.33
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
52.43
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.83
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.71
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.92
11.49
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
75.73
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
81.55
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-1.66
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
19.42
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
108
209.71
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
56.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.94
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Sparma
Career
Per 600 PA