Ron Blazier vs. Yu Darvish — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yu Darvish
MillenialJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Yu Darvish 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. Yu Darvish led in strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 111 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 69). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 120). Role difference aside, Yu Darvish holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Yu Darvish

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
3.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1460
7.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
563
2.85
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2075
10.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.5
10.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7305
36.98
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
3.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
0.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6597
33.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Yu Darvish

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5334
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.69
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Yu Darvish

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
297
1080
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
552.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
54.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.95
10.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
80
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
69.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
29.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.51
-16.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
83
301.82
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
1.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
29.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.64
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Yu Darvish
Career
Per 600 PA