Tim Birtsas vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tim Birtsas led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 91 vs 69), strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 87). Dennis Blair held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Tim Birtsas.

Pitching Stats for Tim Birtsas and Dennis Blair

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.66
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.68
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
34.09
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Tim Birtsas and Dennis Blair

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.99
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.23
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.12
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tim Birtsas and Dennis Blair

Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
531.71
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.33
11.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA