Ron Blazier vs. Ken McBride — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken McBride
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken McBride 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. Ken McBride led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 86). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 83). Role difference aside, Ken McBride holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Ken McBride

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.56
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
7.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
4.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
5.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.072
1.072
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3467
38.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
4.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3055
34.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Ken McBride

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Ken McBride

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
328.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
542.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
78.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.06
20.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
110.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
102.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
63.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.28
8.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
102
209.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2.86
2.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
26.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA