Ron Blazier vs. Lefty Calhoun — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Calhoun 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. Lefty Calhoun posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Lefty Calhoun had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Lefty Calhoun

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
4.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1277
39.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1134
35.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Lefty Calhoun

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Lefty Calhoun

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
318.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
562.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
92.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
75.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.56
23.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
113.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
117.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.77
20.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA