Ron Blazier vs. Bill Lee — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Lee
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bill Lee 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. Bill Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.343 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Bill Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Bill Lee

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
1.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
1.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.84
51.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1127
3.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8592
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2864
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2953
9.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
2.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
998
3.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12187
38.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1304
4.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11270
35.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Bill Lee

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
462
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
883
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.786
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Bill Lee

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
255.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1098
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
980
535.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
90.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
78.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
12.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.02
21.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
199
108.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
114.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.407
0.407
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
32.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
38.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
68.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.76
16.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
22.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
177
96.72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6.2
6.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
40.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
20
10.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100