Ron Blazier vs. Al Milnar — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Milnar
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Al Milnar 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. Al Milnar posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Al Milnar had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Al Milnar

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
1.7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.57
49.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.55
67.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
4.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2989
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
996.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1043
9.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
4.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
3.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4430
40.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.34
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
4.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3928
35.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.02
40.02

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Al Milnar

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.027
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Al Milnar

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
302.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
567.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.534
0.534
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
115.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
84.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.83
39.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
160.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
138.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.516
0.516
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
59.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
42.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
96.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.57
37.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
21.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
107
155.83
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Milnar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100