Willie Blair vs. Dave Goltz — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Goltz
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Dave Goltz a clear advantage over Willie Blair across the core pitching metrics. Dave Goltz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 83), strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 92). Willie Blair held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 115). Dave Goltz was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Dave Goltz

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.48
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.9
50.9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.37
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
3.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2104
9.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.66
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.93
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
2.85
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.36
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1105
4.88
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.859
0.859
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8628
38.07
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.53
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
950
4.19
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.26
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.73
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.93
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7818
34.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Dave Goltz

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
1.56
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6119
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.2
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.46
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.67
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.09
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
2.03
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.94
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.43
95.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.79
74.79
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Dave Goltz

Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
1510.84
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
356
1825.64
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
117
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
534.94
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
94
482.05
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
10.33
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
107.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
2.95
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
251.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.39
2.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Dave Goltz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
61.54
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.13
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Goltz
Career
Per 600 PA