Ron Blazier vs. Ad Liska — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ad Liska
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ad Liska 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. Ad Liska posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.87 and WHIP 1.435 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Ad Liska had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Ad Liska

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
2.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.23
25.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1054
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
351.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
9.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
3.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
2.66
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.723
0.723
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1526
39.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.435
1.435
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1367
35.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.09
39.09

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Ad Liska

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.464
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Ad Liska

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
584.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
532.76
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
56.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
46.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.6
13.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
67.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
41
212.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
2.83
2.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ad Liska
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
20.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ad Liska
Career
Per 600 PA