Ron Blazier vs. Clay Buchholz — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clay Buchholz
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Clay Buchholz 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. Clay Buchholz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 168 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 107 vs 92). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 89). Role difference aside, Clay Buchholz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Clay Buchholz

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.6
56.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.37
92.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
8.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
3.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
6.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5607
37.88
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
4.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
0.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5034
34.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Clay Buchholz

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
1.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3997
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1332.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.52
94.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.8
92.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Clay Buchholz

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
2644.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
511.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
44.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
7.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-12.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
24
266.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Clay Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
66.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA