Ron Blazier vs. John Montefusco — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Montefusco
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

John Montefusco 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. John Montefusco led in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 69). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 115). Role difference aside, John Montefusco holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and John Montefusco

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.02
52.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
3.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1604
8.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
2.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1081
5.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6983
38.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
3.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6299
34.31
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and John Montefusco

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
1.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4957
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
1.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.39
94.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.88
81.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and John Montefusco

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
302
342.53
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
455
516.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.379
0.379
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
49.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.57
14.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
75.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
83.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
26.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
20.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.97
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.28
-4.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
30.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
219
248.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
48.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Montefusco
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
John Montefusco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50