Ron Blazier vs. Walter Clarkson — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Clarkson
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walter Clarkson 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. Walter Clarkson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.17 and WHIP 1.260 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Walter Clarkson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Walter Clarkson

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.94
52.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.44
47.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
8.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
3.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.827
0.827
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1549
37.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
4.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1393
33.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Walter Clarkson

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1122
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
2.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.65
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.02
94.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.44
47.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Walter Clarkson

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
341.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
578.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
87.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
61.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.79
20.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
131.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
91.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
52.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
91.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.98
13.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
118.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.07
5.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Walter Clarkson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Clarkson
Career
Per 600 PA