Bob Blewett vs. Nels Potter — Career Comparison

Bob Blewett
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Blewett as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 4.82 and 1.643 for Bob Blewett. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Blewett and Nels Potter

Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.86
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
12.54
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
9.19
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.54
12.54
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
582
3.11
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
747
3.99
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.788
0.788
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
40.82
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.64
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
8.36
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
38.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6645
35.47
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Bob Blewett and Nels Potter

Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.61
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.93
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Blewett and Nels Potter

Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
538.66
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-39.86
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.55
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Blewett
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA