Ron Blazier vs. Earl Whitehill — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Whitehill
Lost GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Whitehill 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. Earl Whitehill posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Earl Whitehill had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Earl Whitehill

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.37
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.19
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.55
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.47
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.43
87.43
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.57
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1726
4.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10694
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3564.2
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3917
9.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.89
9.89
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
3.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
3.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15795
39.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.12
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2018
5.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14263
36.01
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Earl Whitehill

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Earl Whitehill

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
227.39
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1446
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1291
535.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
109.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
95.44
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.54
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86.4
35.85
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
313
129.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
150.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.503
0.503
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
44.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
40.66
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
83.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96.95
40.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
40.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
216
89.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
6.69
6.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
23.65
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.41
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.24
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100