Bill Blair vs. Cal Quantrill — Career Comparison

Bill Blair
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Cal Quantrill
MillenialCANThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cal Quantrill 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 4.35 and 1.337 for Cal Quantrill. 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 Cal Quantrill

Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.16
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.49
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.54
50.54
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.68
79.68
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.61
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
4.35
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
8.42
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
9.11
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
1.2
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.32
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
269
2.89
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.65
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
6.69
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.774
0.774
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.065
1.065
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
38.03
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3577
38.48
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
4.61
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.14
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
35.42
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3225
34.69
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.03
38.03
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Bill Blair and Cal Quantrill

Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.01
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.6
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2510
27
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
836.2
9
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.55
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.86
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.64
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
1.48
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.41
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.35
82.35
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.93
94.93
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.68
79.68
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Blair and Cal Quantrill

Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
3506.25
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
506.25
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
78.18
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.93
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
84.56
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.6
-11.28
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Bill Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
75
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cal Quantrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Bill Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Cal Quantrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0