Ron Blazier vs. Shane McClanahan — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Shane McClanahan
Gen ZMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Shane McClanahan 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. Shane McClanahan led in run prevention (ERA+ 138 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 69), and strikeout rate (K%+ 126 vs 86). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 107). Role difference aside, Shane McClanahan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Shane McClanahan

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.35
67.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
10.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1627
36.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
3.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1502
33.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Shane McClanahan

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1214
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.85
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.44
97.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.514
0.514
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101.35
101.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Shane McClanahan

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Shane McClanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Shane McClanahan
Career
Per 600 PA