Ron Blackburn
Ronald Hamilton Blackburn
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: April 23, 1935 in Mount Airy, NC
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1953. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1958
Final Game: July 28, 1959
Died: April 29, 1998 in Morganton, NC
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1958 23 PIT NL 2 1 .667 3.39 38 2 15 0 0 3 63.2 61 33 24 7 27 5 31 3 0 1 278 114 1.382 8.6 1.0 3.8 4.4 1.15
1959 24 PIT NL 1 1 .500 3.65 26 0 9 0 0 1 44.1 50 21 18 5 15 4 19 2 0 0 199 106 1.466 10.2 1.0 3.0 3.9 1.27
2 Seasons 3 2 .600 3.50 64 2 24 0 0 4 108.0 111 54 42 12 42 9 50 5 0 1 477 111 1.417 9.3 1.0 3.5 4.2 1.19
162 Game Avg. 3 2 .600 3.50 66 2 25 0 0 4 111 114 56 43 12 43 9 52 5 0 1 491 111 1.417 9.3 1.0 3.5 4.2 1.19

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1958 23 PIT NL 38 277 233 33 61 3 0 7 7 3 27 31 .262 .340 .365 .704 .270 85 8 3 9 5 5
1959 24 PIT NL 26 199 176 21 50 12 1 5 3 1 15 19 .284 .344 .449 .792 .292 79 2 2 4 2 4
2 Seasons 64 476 409 54 111 15 1 12 10 4 42 50 .271 .341 .401 .742 .280 164 10 5 13 7 9
162 Game Avg. 66 490 421 56 114 15 1 12 10 4 43 52 .271 .341 .401 .742 .280 169 10 5 13 7 9
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1958 23 PIT NL 38 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 0 0% 42 43 41 18 3 0 2 2.6 2.3 4.5
1 Season 38 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 1 0 0 0 0% 42 43 41 18 3 0 2 2.6 2.3 4.5
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1958 23 PIT NL 38 36 15 2 0 2 3 0 150% 7 2 16 2 13% 5 0.800 7 7 20 7 4 23 10 24 16 12 16 8 4.6
1959 24 PIT NL 26 26 9 1 1 1 1 0 100% 1 0 19 11 58% 8 0.575 3 5 17 3 1 21 12 13 14 6 14 8 5.1
2 Seasons 64 62 24 3 1 3 4 0 133% 8 2 35 13 37% 0.703 10 12 37 10 5 44 22 37 30 18 30 16 4.8

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1958 23 PIT NL 277 32% 2.5% 11.2% 9.8% 3.6% 16% 1.56 72% 59 8 14%
1959 24 PIT NL 199 34% 2.5% 9.6% 7.5% 9.1% 36% 1.18 77% 38 2 5%
2 Seasons 476 33% 2.5% 10.5% 8.8% 5.9% 25% 1.38 74% 97 10 10%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1958 23 PIT NL 259 61 7 0 11 4 3 0 7 20 10 0 50% 9 1 1 107 7 3 70% 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 5 18
1959 24 PIT NL 195 50 5 0 8 5 0 2 3 14 6 1 43% 4 0 0 91 3 1 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4
2 Seasons 454 111 12 0 19 9 3 2 10 34 16 1 47% 13 1 1 198 10 4 71% 6 2 3 0 1 2 2 0 7 22
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1958 23 2 1 .667 3.39 38 2 15 0 0 3 63.2 61 33 24 7 27 5 31 3 0 1 278 114 1.382 8.6 1.0 3.8 4.4 1.15 114
1959 24 3 2 .600 3.50 64 2 24 0 0 4 108.0 111 54 42 12 42 9 50 5 0 1 477 111 1.417 9.3 1.0 3.5 4.2 1.19 111

Neutralized Pitching

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1958 23 4 3 .571 3.60 65.0 65 29 26 7 29 32 3 1.446 9.0 4.0 4.4 1.10 1.0 38
1959 24 3 2 .600 3.72 46.0 53 21 19 5 16 20 2 1.500 10.4 3.1 3.9 1.25 1.0 26
2 Seasons 7 5 .583 3.65 111.0 118 50 45 12 45 52 5 1.468 9.6 4.2 1.16 1.0 64

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