Willie Blair vs. Bruce Hurst — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bruce Hurst
Baby BoomersUtahThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Bruce Hurst comes out ahead of Willie Blair in this starter comparison. Bruce Hurst led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 88). Willie Blair held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 112). The edge goes to Bruce Hurst.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Bruce Hurst

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.41
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.34
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.54
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.42
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.31
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
3.92
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7252
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2417.1
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
9.17
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
0.96
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.93
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.76
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
5.36
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1689
6.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.29
6.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.21
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10204
37.99
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.53
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1143
4.26
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.32
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.2
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.73
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.73
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9294
34.6
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Bruce Hurst

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.41
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.34
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7252
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2417.1
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.36
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
1.32
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
1.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.195
1.195
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.72
94.72
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Bruce Hurst

Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
380
688.82
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
331
600
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
534.94
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
274
496.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
56.19
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
47.13
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.06
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
11.94
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
65.26
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.45
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.94
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
14.5
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
36.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
255.59
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
2.35
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Bruce Hurst
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
67.07
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.81
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Hurst
Career
Per 600 PA