Ron Blazier vs. Barney Brown — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barney Brown
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Barney Brown 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. Barney Brown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.82 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Barney Brown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Barney Brown

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.02
46.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.48
74.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2761
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
920.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
9.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
4.9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3985
38.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
4.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.351
1.351
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3626
35.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Barney Brown

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
279
1.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5462
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1820.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
2.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.66
97.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.649
1.649
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.84
73.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Barney Brown

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
212.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
912
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
766
503.95
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.696
0.696
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
125
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
103.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
14.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95.57
62.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
153.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
205.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.629
0.629
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.249
0.249
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
67.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
57.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
124.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109.04
71.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
79.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130.29
130.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.29
17.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
15.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Barney Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100