Ron Blazier vs. John O'Donoghue — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
John O'Donoghue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John O'Donoghue 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 O'Donoghue led in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 88 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 92). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 121). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to John O'Donoghue.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and John O'Donoghue

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.66
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.49
41.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2253
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
9.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
3.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
0.848
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3235
38.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2953
35.39
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and John O'Donoghue

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
3.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
2.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.34
95.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.716
0.716
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and John O'Donoghue

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
263
692.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
228
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
542.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.471
0.471
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
92.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
76.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
15.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.97
26.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
123.68
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
105.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
42.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
63.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.38
19.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
67
176.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
3.4
3.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
44.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
John O'Donoghue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100