Ron Blazier vs. Bert Cole — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cole
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cole 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. Bert Cole posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.593 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Bert Cole had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Bert Cole

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.99
25.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
4.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1817
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
10.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
10.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.86
10.86
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
230
3.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
1.77
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2742
40.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
1.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
5.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
36.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493
37.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.75
40.75

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Bert Cole

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.133
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Bert Cole

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
536.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
226
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
544.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
130.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
108.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18.43
48.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
167.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
164.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.592
0.592
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
76.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
47.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
122.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.14
56.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
29.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
36
95.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6.28
6.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50