Ron Blazier vs. Jack Matchett — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Matchett
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Matchett 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. Jack Matchett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Jack Matchett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Jack Matchett

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.9
62.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
987
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
9.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
4.81
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.878
0.878
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1434
39.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1294
35.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.305
0.305
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.23
39.23

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Jack Matchett

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.94
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.65
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.38
93.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.671
1.671
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Jack Matchett

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
282.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
562.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.621
0.621
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
145.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
122.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.84
51.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
174.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
174.76
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.607
0.607
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
72.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
125.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.21
61.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
29.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.67
68.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jack Matchett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Matchett
Career
Per 600 PA