Ron Blazier vs. Bruce Chen — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Chen 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. Bruce Chen led in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 69). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Chen.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Bruce Chen

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
4.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1578
9.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
3.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
6.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6619
38.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
4.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5930
34.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Bruce Chen

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Bruce Chen

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
401
1636.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
77.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
73.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.11
12.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
81.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
89.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1.37
5.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
236.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
77.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA