Homer Blankenship vs. Rick Sutcliffe — Career Comparison

Homer Blankenship
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rick Sutcliffe
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star

Rick Sutcliffe 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. Rick Sutcliffe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.08 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.22 and 1.815 for Homer Blankenship. By the career numbers, Rick Sutcliffe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Homer Blankenship and Rick Sutcliffe

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.95
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
1.52
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.57
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.46
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.16
55.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.22
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8093
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2697.2
9
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
12.93
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2662
8.88
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.93
12.93
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.79
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1081
3.61
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.25
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1679
5.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.6
5.6
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.33
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.15
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
41.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11548
38.53
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.36
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1324
4.42
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
0.37
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.3
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.62
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.815
1.815
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.388
1.388
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
37.89
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10222
34.1
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.29
41.29
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Homer Blankenship and Rick Sutcliffe

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.52
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
1.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8093
27
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2697.2
9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
1.35
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
2.11
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
2.05
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.31
97.31
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.077
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.78
85.78
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.08
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Homer Blankenship and Rick Sutcliffe

Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
650
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
466
425.57
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
600
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
513.24
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.15
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
68.49
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
20.09
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.66
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
47.57
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31.93
29.16
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
126.03
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
38.36
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
50.23
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
84.93
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.99
49.33
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28.36
25.9
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
31.05
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
200
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
130.59
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.59
4.59
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
49.32
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Homer Blankenship
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
15
13.7
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.65
Homer Blankenship
Career
Per 600 PA
Rick Sutcliffe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100