Ron Blazier vs. Hugh Canavan — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hugh Canavan
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hugh Canavan 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. Ron Blazier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 6.36 and 1.821 for Hugh Canavan. By the career numbers, Ron Blazier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Hugh Canavan

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.38
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.36
6.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
10.86
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
13.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.86
10.86
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.707
0.707
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
42.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.97
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
8.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.821
1.821
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
36.39
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
38.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Hugh Canavan

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.769
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Hugh Canavan

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
400
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
525
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
20.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
8.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
100
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Hugh Canavan
Career
Per 600 PA