Ron Blazier vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Marty McHale

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Marty McHale

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.16
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Marty McHale

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
312
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.92
23.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
139.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.76
22.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
27
129.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4.63
4.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100