Ron Blazier vs. Bob McClure — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob McClure
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Bob McClure 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. Bob McClure posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.35 and WHIP 1.448 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Bob McClure had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Bob McClure

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
1.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.95
55.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2601
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
9.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
3.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
3.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.813
0.813
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3239
33.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
5.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.448
1.448
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2772
28.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.62
33.62

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Bob McClure

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
2.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2184
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
2.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.23
90.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.62
55.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Bob McClure

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
306.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
552
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
0.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
87.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
8.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.98
22.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
104.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
123.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.402
0.402
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
51.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
87.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.63
21.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
25.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
15.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.89
38.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
20.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob McClure
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100