Joe Blanton vs. Bill Rotes — Career Comparison

Joe Blanton
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Rotes
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Blanton built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Rotes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Blanton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.362 compared to 7.6 and 2.044 for Bill Rotes. By the career numbers, Joe Blanton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Blanton and Bill Rotes

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.19
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.13
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.51
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.49
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.01
51.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.02
59.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.01
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
4.38
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
7.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
151.2
9
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1896
9.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
14.48
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.65
9.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.48
14.48
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
2.38
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.92
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.31
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.54
6.54
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.21
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7544
38.41
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
45.63
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
914
4.65
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
10.27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.29
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.71
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.044
2.044
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6935
35.31
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
41.12
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.41
38.41
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.63
45.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Blanton and Bill Rotes

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
2.17
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.18
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.28
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5303
27
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1767.2
9
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.59
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.99
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.65
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
1.58
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.72
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.29
85.29
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.02
59.02
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Blanton and Bill Rotes

Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
981.61
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
153.85
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
261
600
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
78
600
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
496.55
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
538.46
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.374
0.374
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
69.23
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
52.87
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
46.15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.69
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.38
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.08
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
6.44
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.62
27.84
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
52.87
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
107.69
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
82.76
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
130.77
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
29.89
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.15
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.85
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
43.68
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
100
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.29
-7.56
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
20.53
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.2
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
20.69
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
61.54
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
92
211.49
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
200
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.84
2.84
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.26
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
11.49
Bill Rotes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Blanton
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Rotes
Career
Per 600 PA