Ron Blazier vs. Jon Lester — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jon Lester
MillenialWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jon Lester 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. Jon Lester led in home run suppression (HR9+ 96 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 86). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 96). Role difference aside, Jon Lester holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Jon Lester

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.66
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.38
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.09
63.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1114
3.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2610
8.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
0.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
892
2.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
8.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.17
8.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11487
37.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
3.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
0.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10377
34.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Jon Lester

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8220
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2740
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.87
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
1.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
1.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.78
99.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Jon Lester

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
458
649.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
423
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
519.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
59.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
39.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.43
17.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
90.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
89.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
43.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
29.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
162
229.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
2.61
2.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
48.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Jon Lester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100