Ron Blazier vs. Bob Welch — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Welch
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Bob Welch 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. Ron Blazier led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 106), strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 90). Bob Welch held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Blazier.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Bob Welch

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.61
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.1
59.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1191
3.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9276
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3092
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
8.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
0.78
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.03
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1034
3.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1969
5.73
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.16
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12956
37.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
3.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.36
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11638
33.88
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Bob Welch

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
507
1.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.34
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9279
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3093
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
0.71
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.15
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
1.93
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
1.85
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.12
91.12
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Bob Welch

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
520
467.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
668
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
582
522.75
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
79.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
70.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.29
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.98
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19.24
17.28
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
92.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
101.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
23.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.95
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
48.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.96
10.74
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
19.76
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
171
153.59
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
3.91
3.91
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
52.99
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0