Dennis Blair vs. Xavier Hernandez — Career Comparison

Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Xavier Hernandez
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Xavier Hernandez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Xavier Hernandez led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 101 vs 69), strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 88), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 90 vs 87). Dennis Blair held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Xavier Hernandez.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Blair and Xavier Hernandez

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
8.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
5.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
3.57
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.48
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
4.73
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.54
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.62
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
39.45
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2879
38.62
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.35
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.3
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.64
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.457
1.457
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2543
34.11
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Dennis Blair and Xavier Hernandez

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.65
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
6.21
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2013
27
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
671
9
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.5
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.54
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.86
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.42
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
1.39
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.225
0.225
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Blair and Xavier Hernandez

Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
62
302.44
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
6474.42
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
531.71
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
68.29
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
11.37
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.12
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
73.17
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
92.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.68
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.82
-39.33
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
248.78
Xavier Hernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
279.07
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
2.41
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.15
2.15
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Xavier Hernandez
Career
Per 600 PA