Bill Blair vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Bill Blair
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Blair as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Blair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.61 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Bill Blair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Blair and Jose Cano

Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
8.42
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
38.03
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.74
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.09
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
35.42
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
35.22
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Bill Blair and Jose Cano

Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.64
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.35
82.35
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Blair and Jose Cano

Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
78.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
84.56
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA