Ron Blazier vs. Jose Mercedes — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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. Jose Mercedes led in home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 92). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jose Mercedes.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Jose Mercedes

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
3.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
4.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.914
0.914
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Jose Mercedes

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
2.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.77
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Jose Mercedes

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
4350
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA