Wade Blasingame vs. Ray King — Career Comparison

Wade Blasingame
Silent GenerationNew MexicoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray King
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Wade Blasingame built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray King as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ray King led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 78), walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 80), and home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 96). Wade Blasingame held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 83). Role difference aside, Ray King holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Wade Blasingame and Ray King

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.31
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.48
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.44
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.53
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.42
47.42
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.51
46.51
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
4.52
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
3.46
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2591
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.2
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
891
9.28
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
8.23
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.78
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.74
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
3.88
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
3.96
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.33
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
5.34
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.09
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.65
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.31
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3763
39.21
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1747
38.26
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.32
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.12
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
5.06
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
3.9
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.37
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.23
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3333
34.73
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1518
33.24
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26

Fielding Stats for Wade Blasingame and Ray King

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
2.31
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
12.99
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.33
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2590
27
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1233
27
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863.1
9
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
9
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.63
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.67
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.64
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
2.36
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.63
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
2.29
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.45
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.991
0.991
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.189
0.189
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.66
57.66
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Wade Blasingame and Ray King

Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
227
446.56
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
593
59300
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
305
600
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
521.31
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
57.05
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.61
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.9
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
29.51
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.53
36.45
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
127.87
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
147.54
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
35.41
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
39.34
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
68.85
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.16
31.8
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
59.02
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PAverified
94
184.92
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.24
3.24
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.74
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.9
Ray King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wade Blasingame
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray King
Career
Per 600 PA