Ron Blazier vs. Mike LaCoss — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike LaCoss
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Mike LaCoss 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. Mike LaCoss led in home run suppression (HR9+ 126 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 92). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 94). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Mike LaCoss.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Mike LaCoss

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.76
48.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
4.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1786
9.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
725
3.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
783
4.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7496
38.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
885
4.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6603
34.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Mike LaCoss

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5219
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1739.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
1.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
2.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
2.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.046
1.046
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.55
58.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Mike LaCoss

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
443.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
563
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
512.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
63.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
50.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.96
13.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
82.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
85.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
31.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
20.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
50.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
194
206.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
2.9
2.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
65.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike LaCoss
Career
Per 600 PA