Willie Blair vs. Kid Carsey — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kid Carsey
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Kid Carsey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kid Carsey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.609 compared to 5.04 and 1.476 for Willie Blair. By the career numbers, Kid Carsey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Kid Carsey

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.19
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
1.04
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.47
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.56
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.67
45.67
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.82
86.82
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.88
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
4.95
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6700
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2233.1
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
10.16
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2794
11.26
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.26
11.26
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.93
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
3.22
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.36
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
1.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.576
0.576
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.37
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.5
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5572
39.36
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10251
41.31
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.53
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.15
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
5.5
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1728
6.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.96
6.96
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.73
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.609
1.609
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5022
35.48
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9326
37.58
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Kid Carsey

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
1.22
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7338
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2446
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.46
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.56
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
2.32
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.31
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
3.19
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
2.88
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
90.2
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.363
2.363
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.09
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Kid Carsey

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
329
169.88
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1162
600
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
148
534.94
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1042
538.04
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
115.15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
99.66
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
15.49
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.97
43.87
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
138.38
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
166.27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
68.16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
52.15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
119.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.01
49.58
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.61
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
47.5
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
70.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.48
8.48
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.84
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Kid Carsey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100