Ron Blazier vs. Ray Caldwell — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Caldwell
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Caldwell 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. Ray Caldwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.261 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Ray Caldwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Ray Caldwell

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
1.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
1.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.57
52.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.8
75.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
802
3.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2089
8.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1006
4.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.778
0.778
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9094
36.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
3.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.261
1.261
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8293
33.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.51
36.51

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Ray Caldwell

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.16
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
187.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
96.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
251.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
16.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
769
364.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
735
348.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.58
95.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.861
1.861
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Ray Caldwell

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
590
278.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1269
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1164
550.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.649
0.649
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
136.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
227
107.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
21.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
29.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
118.02
55.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
177.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
174.94
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.619
0.619
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
65.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
53.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
115.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129.68
61.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
36.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
196
92.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.47
6.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
11.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
10.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
14.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76.67
76.67