Ron Blazier vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Bruce Sutter a clear advantage over Ron Blazier across the core pitching metrics. Bruce Sutter led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 79), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 81 vs 69). Ron Blazier held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 136). Bruce Sutter was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Bruce Sutter

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
6.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.32
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.57
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Bruce Sutter

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
5.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.31
96.31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.356
0.356
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Bruce Sutter

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
661
3277.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100