Ron Blazier vs. Johnny Marcum — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Marcum
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Marcum 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. Johnny Marcum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.467 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Johnny Marcum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Johnny Marcum

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.78
50.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.69
67.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
4.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3298
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1099.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1269
10.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.39
10.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
2.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
3.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4847
39.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
5.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
36.39
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4494
36.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Johnny Marcum

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.251
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Johnny Marcum

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
309.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
533
551.38
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.658
0.658
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
145.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
121.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55.43
57.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
182.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
183.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.641
0.641
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.538
0.538
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
57.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
72.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
125.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64.25
66.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
33.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.13
18.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Marcum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Marcum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0