Mike Blyzka vs. Steve Renko — Career Comparison

Mike Blyzka
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Renko
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Renko 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. Steve Renko posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 5.58 and 1.661 for Mike Blyzka. By the career numbers, Steve Renko had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Blyzka and Steve Renko

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.49
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
1.63
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.45
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.55
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.53
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.93
80.93
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.21
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.03
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.58
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
3.99
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7482
27
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
180.2
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2494
9
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
9.61
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2438
8.8
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.8
8.8
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.4
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
0.89
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
5.33
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
3.64
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.31
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.89
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1455
5.25
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.988
0.988
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.26
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
41.15
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10704
38.63
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.25
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.13
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
6.28
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
4.45
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.29
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.24
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.39
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.383
1.383
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
35.82
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9525
34.37
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.15
41.15
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Mike Blyzka and Steve Renko

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
7.3
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.63
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.32
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7493
27
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2497.2
9
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.6
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.14
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
4.27
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
1.83
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.17
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482
1.74
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.88
94.88
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.066
1.066
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.75
80.75
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Blyzka and Steve Renko

Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1000
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
477.93
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
580
600
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
38
542.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
549.31
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
117.93
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
93.1
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.55
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.07
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.21
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24.83
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
2.12
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.45
38.74
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
157.24
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
45.52
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
43.45
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
42.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
82.76
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.19
-31.33
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.57
38.86
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.86
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
214.29
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PAverified
139
143.79
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
24.83
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12.41
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.1
Mike Blyzka
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Renko
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100