Mike Blyzka vs. Hod Eller — Career Comparison

Mike Blyzka
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hod Eller
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hod Eller built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Blyzka as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hod Eller posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.62 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 5.58 and 1.661 for Mike Blyzka. By the career numbers, Hod Eller had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Blyzka and Hod Eller

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.49
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.67
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.92
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.63
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.42
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.54
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.58
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.62
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2589
27
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
863
9
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9.61
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.41
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.33
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
2.22
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.89
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.97
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
41.15
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3523
36.74
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.25
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.6
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
6.28
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.26
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
35.82
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3292
34.33
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.74
36.74

Fielding Stats for Mike Blyzka and Hod Eller

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
7.3
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.13
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.27
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.17
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.69
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.295
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Blyzka and Hod Eller

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1000
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
300
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
600
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
38
542.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
566.87
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
125.15
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
106.75
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.52
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.4
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.12
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.19
37.16
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
152.76
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
138.04
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.508
0.508
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.17
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
53.37
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
95.71
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-31.33
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.11
40.7
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
11.04
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
214.29
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
110.43
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
5.43
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.25
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.2
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.84
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.04
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
Hod Eller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33