Steve Blass vs. Ryan Buchter — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ryan Buchter
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Buchter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Buchter led in run prevention (ERA+ 148 vs 98), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 87), and home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 101). Role difference aside, Ryan Buchter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Ryan Buchter

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.58
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.65
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.43
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.54
57.54
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
644
3.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1558
8.78
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
6.59
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.26
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
9.86
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.583
1.583
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6780
38.2
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
37.55
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
739
4.16
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.62
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.19
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.349
1.349
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6092
34.32
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
32.26
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Ryan Buchter

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
10.85
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
709
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
236.1
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.91
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.18
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.77
96.77
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Ryan Buchter

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
295
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
285
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
600
600
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
140
140
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ryan Buchter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Buchter
Career
Per 600 PA