Ron Blazier vs. Andrew Messenger — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andrew Messenger
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andrew Messenger 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. Andrew Messenger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.32 and WHIP 1.680 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Andrew Messenger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Andrew Messenger

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
10.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.08
10.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
40.4
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
41.04
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.544
1.544
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.4
40.4
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Andrew Messenger

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Andrew Messenger

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
300
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
480
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
15.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
3.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Andrew Messenger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Messenger
Career
Per 600 PA