Josh Lindblom vs. Alex Main — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Main
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Main built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Lindblom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Main posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 4.78 and 1.431 for Josh Lindblom. By the career numbers, Alex Main had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Lindblom and Alex Main

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.98
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.67
58.67
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1210
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403.1
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.63
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.35
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
3.57
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1626
36.28
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.33
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
34.36
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1463
32.65
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Alex Main

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.69
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
27
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
9
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.86
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.21
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.16
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.202
0.202
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.28
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.94
11.94
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Alex Main

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
77
334.78
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
552.17
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
65.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
22.83
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
108.7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
117.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.74
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.83
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
15.51
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
156.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.39
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50