Ron Blazier vs. Charlie Smith — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Smith
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Smith 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. Charlie Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.81 and WHIP 1.232 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Charlie Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Charlie Smith

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
1.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.44
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.58
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.81
69.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.58
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
2.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4048
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1349.1
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
8.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
2.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
3.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.684
0.684
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5479
36.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
3.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5097
34
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.54
36.54

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Charlie Smith

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
1.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1029
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
4.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
3.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.76
94.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.038
2.038
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.05
53.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Charlie Smith

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
266.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
447
547.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
82.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
73.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.19
17.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
94.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
101.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.94
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
52.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.56
10.49
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
85
104.08
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Charlie Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
33.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Smith
Career
Per 600 PA