Fred Blaylock vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Fred Blaylock
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blaylock built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.9 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 5.4 and 2.175 for Fred Blaylock. By the career numbers, Xavier Hernandez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blaylock and Xavier Hernandez

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
3.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
11.48
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
8.33
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
5.4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.35
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.62
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
47.93
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.35
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.175
2.175
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
39.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2543
34.11
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.93
47.93
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Fred Blaylock and Xavier Hernandez

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.1
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.03
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blaylock and Xavier Hernandez

Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
516.28
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
28.33
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
36.53
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.15
2.15
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA