Ron Blazier vs. Larry Cheney — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Larry Cheney 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. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Larry Cheney

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
733
3.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Larry Cheney

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Larry Cheney

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
533.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.527
0.527
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
99.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
77.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.88
33.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
128.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
139.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
36.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.81
33.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
179
154.76
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60