Ron Blazier vs. Jim Merritt — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Merritt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Merritt 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. Jim Merritt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 89 vs 79), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 150 vs 142). Ron Blazier held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 84). Role difference aside, Jim Merritt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Jim Merritt

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.5
48.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1468
8.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.95
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
932
5.66
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.846
0.846
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6168
37.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
3.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5782
35.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.43
37.43

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Jim Merritt

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
1.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4449
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1483
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.02
95.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.65
64.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Jim Merritt

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
298
387.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
397
515.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
72.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
55.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.76
21.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
101.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
110.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.307
0.307
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
27.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
25.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
48.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.19
11.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
36.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
178
231.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
42.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Merritt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Merritt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0