Ron Blazier vs. David Williams — Career Comparison

Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XAlaskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Williams 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 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 86), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 80). David Williams held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 79). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ron Blazier.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and David Williams

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.68
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.8
87.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
4.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
9.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.07
9.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
3.64
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
5.4
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.005
1.005
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.62
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1778
39.22
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
5.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.42
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.88
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1550
34.19
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and David Williams

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.81
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.59
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
27
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1224
27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
9
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.81
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.23
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.98
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.14
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.183
1.183
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.8
87.8
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and David Williams

Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
363.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
600
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
538.69
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
48.18
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.76
16.48
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
91.97
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
83.21
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
56.93
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-0.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.52
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
65
284.67
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.11
2.11
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.38
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
David Williams
Career
Per 600 PA