Ron Blazier vs. Butch Metzger — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Butch Metzger
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the Year

The numbers give Butch Metzger a clear advantage over Ron Blazier across the core pitching metrics. Butch Metzger led in home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 79), and strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 86). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 88). Butch Metzger was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Butch Metzger

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
5.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
3.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
8.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
5.37
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1286
39.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.57
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
4.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.463
1.463
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1104
33.87
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Butch Metzger

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
5.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.92
97.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Butch Metzger

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
63
5400
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
5457.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
428.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-2.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.16
-33.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
8
228.57
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Butch Metzger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Butch Metzger
Career
Per 600 PA