Ron Blazier vs. Hank Olmsted — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Olmsted
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hank Olmsted 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. Hank Olmsted posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Hank Olmsted had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Hank Olmsted

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.72
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.32
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
31.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Hank Olmsted

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.88
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Hank Olmsted

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
16.52
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
133.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
14.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Hank Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA