Ron Blazier vs. Thornton Lee — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thornton Lee
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Thornton 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. Thornton Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Thornton Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Thornton Lee

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
1.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
1.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.55
48.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
921
3.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6994
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2331.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2327
8.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
3.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
937
3.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.761
0.761
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9999
38.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
4.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.358
1.358
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9118
35.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.6
38.6

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Thornton Lee

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.324
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Thornton Lee

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
375
254.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
885
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
835
566.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.499
0.499
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
113.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
91.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
16.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
21.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.79
29.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
211
143.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
132.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.479
0.479
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.262
0.262
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
42.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
44.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
84.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40.01
27.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
18.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
208
141.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Thornton Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
14.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
23
15.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Thornton Lee
Career
Per 600 PA