Matt Blank vs. Jim Hearn — Career Comparison

Matt Blank
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Hearn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Hearn 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. Jim Hearn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.81 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 5.15 and 1.500 for Matt Blank. By the career numbers, Jim Hearn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Blank and Jim Hearn

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
2.09
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
1.21
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.58
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.47
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.05
55.05
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.33
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.15
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.81
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5111
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1703.2
9
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
8.59
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
8.77
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.77
8.77
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.47
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
0.83
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
3.46
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.68
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
669
3.53
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.18
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.13
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
40.99
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7294
38.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.74
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.39
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.4
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
4.47
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.74
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.49
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
34.36
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6614
34.94
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53

Fielding Stats for Matt Blank and Jim Hearn

Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.42
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.53
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.98
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.05
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
27
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1933
27
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.2
9
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644.1
9
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.48
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.96
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
4.96
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
6.75
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.45
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
6.44
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.94
18.94
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Blank and Jim Hearn

Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1200
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
391.26
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
618
600
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
532.04
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.453
0.453
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
74.76
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
57.28
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.94
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
17.48
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
134.13
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.82
25.07
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
111.65
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
107.77
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.314
0.314
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
42.72
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
34.95
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
68.93
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
140.98
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.16
13.74
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
32.04
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
214
207.77
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.98
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Matt Blank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
6.8
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.97
Matt Blank
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Hearn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100