Ron Blazier vs. Buddy Lively — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buddy Lively
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buddy Lively 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. Buddy Lively posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.434 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Buddy Lively had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Buddy Lively

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
2.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.18
34.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
8.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
38.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.434
1.434
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
947
34.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.86
38.86

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Buddy Lively

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.633
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Buddy Lively

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
686.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
521.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.85
33.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
139.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
130.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.498
0.498
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.412
0.412
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.29
28.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Buddy Lively
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
34.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Lively
Career
Per 600 PA