Nick Blackburn vs. Greg Harris — Career Comparison

Nick Blackburn
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Greg Harris
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nick Blackburn built a career as a starting pitcher and Greg Harris as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nick Blackburn led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 143 vs 86), home run suppression (HR9+ 90 vs 74), and run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 91). Greg Harris held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 65). Role difference aside, Nick Blackburn holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nick Blackburn and Greg Harris

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.47
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.45
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.55
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.88
43.88
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.12
45.12
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.33
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
4.85
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
3.69
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1003
11.03
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
8.15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
1.29
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.22
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
4
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.53
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
388
4.27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
7
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.33
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
39.32
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6293
38.61
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.63
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
490
5.39
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
4.23
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.44
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.31
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.99
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
0.81
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.472
1.472
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3312
36.41
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5464
33.52
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.32
39.32
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Nick Blackburn and Greg Harris

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
4.31
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.51
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.6
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2456
27
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4401
27
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
818.2
9
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1467
9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.77
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.62
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.25
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.4
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.2
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
2.08
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
2.21
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.02
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
2.02
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.35
97.35
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.14
91.14
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.48
94.48
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.94
13.94
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Blackburn and Greg Harris

Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
7250
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
705
5957.75
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
574.65
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
126.76
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
84.51
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
3.7
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
42.25
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
185.92
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
135.21
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.555
0.555
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
92.96
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-27.74
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.15
43.55
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.45
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
29
245.07
Nick Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Greg Harris
Career
Per 600 PA