Matt Blank vs. Charlie Bowles — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Bowles
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Bowles built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Blank as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Bowles posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.539 compared to 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Charlie Bowles had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Charlie Bowles

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.7
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.38
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9.12
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
4.73
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.68
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
2.98
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.857
0.857
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
39.62
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.7
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
34.89
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Charlie Bowles

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.98
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
27
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.2
9
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.96
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.45
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Charlie Bowles

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
600
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
103.45
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1.17
24.26
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
144.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
124.14
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.448
0.448
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
20.49
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Charlie Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.25
7.25
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA