Ron Blazier vs. Willie Cathey — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Cathey
UnknownThrows LeftBats LeftIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Cathey 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. Willie Cathey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.17 and WHIP 1.365 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Willie Cathey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Willie Cathey

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
9.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
6.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
39.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.97
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
6.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
36.39
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
36.7
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.315
0.315
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Willie Cathey

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.81
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Willie Cathey

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
240
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
3.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-20.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Willie Cathey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Cathey
Career
Per 600 PA