Dennis Blair vs. Steve Busby — Career Comparison

Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Steve Busby a clear advantage over Dennis Blair across the core pitching metrics. Steve Busby led in strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 88), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 69), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 87). Steve Busby was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Blair and Steve Busby

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.65
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.46
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
3.72
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1003
8.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.67
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.19
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.59
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
39.45
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.22
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.26
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3963
33.63
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Dennis Blair and Steve Busby

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.65
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.51
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
2.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.02
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Blair and Steve Busby

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
68.29
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
63.41
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.33
11.37
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.63
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.68
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA