Ron Blazier vs. Jim Owens — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Owens
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Owens 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. Jim Owens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 69), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 92). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 103). Role difference aside, Jim Owens holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Jim Owens

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
2.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.69
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.01
36.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
4.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
9.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
3.46
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
5.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3854
39.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.98
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3506
35.64
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Jim Owens

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2656
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
885.1
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.34
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
1.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
1.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.38
95.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.575
0.575
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.24
36.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Jim Owens

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
686.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
521.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
52.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.68
8.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
62.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
88.45
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
35.86
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.65
-8.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
33.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
102
243.82
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
2.46
2.46
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
43.03
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Owens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Owens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0