Ron Blazier vs. Bill Connelly — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Connelly
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Connelly 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. Ron Blazier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 6.92 and 1.869 for Bill Connelly. By the career numbers, Ron Blazier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Bill Connelly

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.38
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
6.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
7.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
4.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
41.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.97
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.869
1.869
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Bill Connelly

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Bill Connelly

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
25
681.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
518.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.804
0.804
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
109.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.01
82.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
272.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.845
0.845
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.813
0.813
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.74
74.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Connelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0