Ron Blazier vs. Carl Mathias — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Mathias
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Mathias 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. Ron Blazier posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 7.14 and 1.655 for Carl Mathias. By the career numbers, Ron Blazier had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Carl Mathias

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.38
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
10.86
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
11.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.86
10.86
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.103
1.103
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
42.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.97
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.07
8.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.655
1.655
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
36.39
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
38.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Carl Mathias

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.636
0.636
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.27
27.27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Carl Mathias

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
11
1100
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
7.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Mathias
Career
Per 600 PA