Alan Benes vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Alan Benes
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Alan Benes a clear advantage over Dennis Blair across the core pitching metrics. Alan Benes led in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 88), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 115 vs 103). Dennis Blair held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 107). Alan Benes was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Alan Benes and Dennis Blair

Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.28
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.88
50.88
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.87
60.87
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
4.59
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
493
8.98
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.98
8.98
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.07
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
4.01
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
7.31
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.31
7.31
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.26
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2153
39.22
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
39.45
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
5.17
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.31
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.75
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.443
1.443
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1878
34.21
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.22
39.22
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Alan Benes and Dennis Blair

Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
1.28
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1482
27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.56
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.73
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.35
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.29
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.95
95.95
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.617
0.617
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.87
60.87
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alan Benes and Dennis Blair

Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
456.95
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
151
600
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
123
600
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
552.32
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
87.42
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
14
68.29
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
63.58
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
13
63.41
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.84
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.84
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
19.02
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
11.37
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
111.26
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
99.34
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
23.84
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.79
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
55.63
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.37
9.43
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.68
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.92
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
210.6
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alan Benes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.76
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.97
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alan Benes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA