Ron Blazier vs. Kelly Downs — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Kelly Downs
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Kelly Downs 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. Kelly Downs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 86). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 88). Role difference aside, Kelly Downs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Kelly Downs

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.82
51.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
3.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
912
8.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
3.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4122
38.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
4.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.38
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3650
34.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Kelly Downs

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
2.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2891
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.98
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
1.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.722
0.722
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Kelly Downs

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
238
592.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
525.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
64.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
54.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.33
10.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
77.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
82.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
34.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
27.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
62.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.23
-3.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
76
189.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3.17
3.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
52.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kelly Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Kelly Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0