Homer Blankenship vs. Lefty Stewart — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Stewart
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Stewart 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. Lefty Stewart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Lefty Stewart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Lefty Stewart

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.53
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.56
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
4.19
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5166
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1895
9.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.9
9.9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.61
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.4
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
2.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.581
0.581
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7415
38.75
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.22
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
4.87
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6899
36.06
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Lefty Stewart

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.33
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.564
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Lefty Stewart

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
250.44
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
678
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
565
500
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.583
0.583
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
101.77
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91
80.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
15.93
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45.66
40.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
128.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
158.41
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.541
0.541
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
53.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
42.48
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
95.58
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.96
45.1
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
56.64
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
100.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.95
5.95
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
43.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Stewart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50