Josh Lindblom vs. Bill Stafford — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Stafford
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Stafford 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. Bill Stafford led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 99), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 116 vs 104). Josh Lindblom held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 95). Role difference aside, Bill Stafford holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Lindblom and Bill Stafford

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
2.13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.46
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.81
51.81
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.91
55.91
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2357
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785.2
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
8.1
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.09
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
5.14
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.915
0.915
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3290
37.69
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.86
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.39
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
34.36
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3001
34.38
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Bill Stafford

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
2.13
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.19
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2354
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784.2
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.52
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.34
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
1.88
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
1.86
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.871
0.871
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.91
55.91
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Bill Stafford

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
187
415.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
270
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
544.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
84.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.6
19.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
108.89
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
102.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
33.33
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
31.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
64.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.04
11.21
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
140
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
35.56
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.44
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Stafford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Stafford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0