Willie Blair vs. Roy Joiner — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Joiner
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Joiner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Blair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.04 and WHIP 1.476 compared to 5.28 and 1.771 for Roy Joiner. By the career numbers, Willie Blair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Roy Joiner

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.18
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.3
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.3
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
5.04
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.28
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.85
6.85
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.1
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
10.16
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
13.25
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.25
13.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.1
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.93
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.39
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5572
39.36
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
429
42.74
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
5.5
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.28
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.73
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.771
1.771
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
35.48
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
39.55
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.74
42.74

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Roy Joiner

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3822
27
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1274
9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.99
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.51
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.45
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.66
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Roy Joiner

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
52
1300
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
534.94
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
550
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.26
31.45
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
125
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
40
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
150
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Roy Joiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Joiner
Career
Per 600 PA