Ron Blazier vs. Brandon Lyon — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Brandon Lyon
Gen XUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Brandon Lyon a clear advantage over Ron Blazier across the core pitching metrics. Brandon Lyon led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 103 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 92). Ron Blazier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 81). Brandon Lyon was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Brandon Lyon

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.16
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.19
47.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
4.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
721
9.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
2.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
6.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2951
38.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.57
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
3.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
4.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.381
1.381
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2658
35.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Brandon Lyon

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.16
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
7.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2044
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.03
96.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Brandon Lyon

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
63
5400
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
572
171600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
120.36
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
0.6
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.62
138.91
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
364.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Brandon Lyon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Lyon
Career
Per 600 PA