Jay Avrea vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 3.69 and 1.478 for Dennis Blair. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and Dennis Blair

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
3.69
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.73
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
4.22
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and Dennis Blair

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.65
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and Dennis Blair

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
248.78
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA