Dennis Blair vs. Cy Buker — Career Comparison

Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cy Buker
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Cy Buker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cy Buker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.546 compared to 3.69 and 1.478 for Dennis Blair. By the career numbers, Cy Buker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Blair and Cy Buker

Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.72
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
3.69
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.3
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
9.27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.64
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
4.95
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
40.19
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.23
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
35.45
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.19
40.19

Fielding Stats for Dennis Blair and Cy Buker

Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.65
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1017
27
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
9
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Blair and Cy Buker

Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
1260
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
531.71
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
68.29
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
63.41
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
5.86
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.423
0.423
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.68
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
5.63
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Cy Buker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Cy Buker
Career
Per 600 PA