Dick Blaisdell vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Dick Blaisdell
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Blaisdell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chris Holt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.76 and WHIP 1.519 compared to 8.65 and 2.038 for Dick Blaisdell. By the career numbers, Chris Holt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Chris Holt

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.34
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.62
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.44
35.44
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.21
84.21
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.04
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
8.65
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
4.76
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.65
8.65
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
16.96
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
10.42
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.96
16.96
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.84
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
3.09
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.16
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.77
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
46.38
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3236
39.53
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
13.5
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.039
2.039
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.501
1.501
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
45
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2890
35.31
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.38
46.38
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Chris Holt

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.62
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
27
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.13
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.7
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.87
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.8
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
1.8
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.08
96.08
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.105
1.105
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Blaisdell and Chris Holt

Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
150
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
385.51
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.75
65.75
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
34.78
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.39
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.11
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.19
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
2.49
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.9
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Blaisdell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA