Ron Blazier vs. Whitey Wistert — Career Comparison

Ron Blazier
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Whitey Wistert
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Whitey Wistert 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. Whitey Wistert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.13 and WHIP 1.250 compared to 5.38 and 1.609 for Ron Blazier. By the career numbers, Whitey Wistert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ron Blazier and Whitey Wistert

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.38
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
27
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
9
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
10.86
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.37
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.03
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
6.55
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
40.4
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
37.13
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.57
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
5.97
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.544
1.544
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
36.39
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.4
40.4
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Ron Blazier and Whitey Wistert

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.16
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
27
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.59
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.159
0.159
Whitey Wistert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Blazier and Whitey Wistert

Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
5400
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
600
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.4
120.36
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
138.91
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Blazier
Career
Per 600 PA
Whitey Wistert
Career
Per 600 PA