Ron Blazier vs. David Cone — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

David Cone 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. David Cone led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 69), and run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 79). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 87). Role difference aside, David Cone holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and David Cone

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
0.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.63
60.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
3.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2504
7.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
3.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12184
37.83
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10783
33.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and David Cone

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
0.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
1.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.61
94.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and David Cone

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
575.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
525.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
11.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
28.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
48.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0