Steve Blass vs. Ron Bryant — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Bryant
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Blass and Ron Bryant are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 98 for Steve Blass and 94 for Ron Bryant, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 93 and 92 respectively. If forced to pick, Steve Blass gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Bryant

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
2.01
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.3
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.56
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.55
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.44
50.44
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.39
64.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
4.02
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2751
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
8.74
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
3.72
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.26
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
5.05
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
509
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3988
39.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
4.64
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.26
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.25
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3506
34.41
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.14
39.14

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Bryant

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
2.01
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
1.3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.3
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2751
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
1.34
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.66
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
1.58
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.27
95.27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.39
64.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Ron Bryant

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
376.83
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
328
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
291
532.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.439
0.439
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
48
87.8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
44
80.49
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
10.04
18.37
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
52
95.12
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
105
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.264
0.264
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
42
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
49.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
20
36.59
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
78
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
85.98
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
8.14
14.89
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
31.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
162.8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
3.69
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
19
34.76
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.83
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA