Ron Blazier vs. Andy Messersmith — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Andy Messersmith 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. Andy Messersmith led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 69). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 95). Role difference aside, Andy Messersmith holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Andy Messersmith

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.77
56.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Andy Messersmith

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.83
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Andy Messersmith

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.502
0.502
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
90.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
64.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39.81
28.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
169
122.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
124.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.451
0.451
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33.3
24.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
212
154
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100