Joe Beggs vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows 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 Joe Beggs as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Beggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.264 compared to 3.69 and 1.478 for Dennis Blair. By the career numbers, Joe Beggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Beggs and Dennis Blair

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.3
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
2.96
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
3.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
688
8.93
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.45
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.73
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2895
37.56
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
39.45
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.22
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.56
37.56
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Beggs and Dennis Blair

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.65
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Beggs and Dennis Blair

Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
540
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
90
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
14
68.29
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.89
18.8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
11.37
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
98.18
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
111.82
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
68.18
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
15.37
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.68
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.82
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
130.91
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
4.58
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
38.18
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA