Josh Lindblom vs. Dick McBride — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick McBride
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsUnknownStarting Pitcher

Dick McBride 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. Dick McBride posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 4.78 and 1.431 for Josh Lindblom. By the career numbers, Dick McBride had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Josh Lindblom and Dick McBride

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.64
65.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.98
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6246
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
8.83
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2420
10.46
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.46
10.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.75
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
0.65
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
39.01
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9401
40.64
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
4.91
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
6.8
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
34.36
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
39.89
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.01
39.01
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.64
40.64

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Dick McBride

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.06
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.69
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6363
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2121
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.35
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.96
85.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.788
1.788
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.8
50.8
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Dick McBride

Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
119.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1209
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1192
591.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
153.35
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
136.48
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
16.87
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.76
43.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
171.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
161.79
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
103.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.84
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
191.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.12
52.17
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
8.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.95
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.36
86.36
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
1.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.96
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33