Ron Blazier vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 103), home run suppression (HR9+ 69 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 90). Denny McLain held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 86). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Blazier.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Denny McLain

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.01
59.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1282
6.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Denny McLain

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Denny McLain

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
616
521.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
52.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
244
206.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
2.91
2.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
54.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100