Ron Blazier vs. Rube Walberg — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Walberg
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rube Walberg 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. Rube Walberg posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.16 and WHIP 1.447 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Rube Walberg had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Rube Walberg

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
1.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.36
52.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.43
56.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
4.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7932
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2644
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2795
9.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.55
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
3.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1085
3.69
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.09
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11538
39.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1423
4.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10480
35.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Rube Walberg

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
544
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
708
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.77
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Rube Walberg

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
326.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1005
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
905
540.3
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
162
96.72
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
75.82
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
20.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49.27
29.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
125.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
125.37
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
46.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
50.15
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
94.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.26
27.62
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
28.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
179
106.87
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
5.61
5.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
31.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.79
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Walberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67