Dennis Blair vs. Taylor Buchholz — Career Comparison

Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Taylor Buchholz
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Taylor Buchholz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Taylor Buchholz led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 153 vs 69), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 103). Dennis Blair held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 110). Role difference aside, Taylor Buchholz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Blair and Taylor Buchholz

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.78
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.62
47.62
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.09
17.09
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
4.28
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
8.36
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.19
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.46
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
6.63
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
39.45
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
37.45
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
4.77
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.43
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.32
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.69
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1170
33.86
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Dennis Blair and Taylor Buchholz

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.78
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.81
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.75
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.62
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.56
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.09
17.09
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Blair and Taylor Buchholz

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
1467.69
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
531.71
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
56
516.92
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.78
7.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.96
-8.9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
203.08
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
46.15
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Taylor Buchholz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Taylor Buchholz
Career
Per 600 PA