Bob Blaylock vs. Ron Blazier — Career Comparison

Bob Blaylock
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bob Blaylock built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Blazier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Blazier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 5.94 and 1.620 for Bob Blaylock. By the career numbers, Ron Blazier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Blaylock and Ron Blazier

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.38
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.54
9.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
7.56
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
40.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.97
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4

Fielding Stats for Bob Blaylock and Ron Blazier

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Blaylock and Ron Blazier

Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
17
850
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bob Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-28.85
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA