Willie Blair vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Mike Mussina a clear advantage over Willie Blair across the core pitching metrics. Mike Mussina led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 85), home run suppression (HR9+ 106 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 88). Mike Mussina was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Mike Mussina

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
2.93
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
759
5.36
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.53
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.23
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.21
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.73
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Mike Mussina

Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.46
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.58
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.26
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
1.88
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
728
1.84
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.09
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Mike Mussina

Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
418
1510.84
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
534.94
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
20.23
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
15.69
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA