Josh Lindblom vs. Barry Zito — Career Comparison

Josh Lindblom
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Zito
Gen XNevadaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Barry Zito 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. Josh Lindblom led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 104 vs 78), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 89). Barry Zito held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 84). Role difference aside, Josh Lindblom holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Josh Lindblom and Barry Zito

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.51
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.58
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.5
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
4.78
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
4.04
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
8.83
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2381
8.32
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
0.98
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.75
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
3.72
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
8.61
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885
6.58
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.61
8.61
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.373
1.373
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.145
1.145
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.52
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.17
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.56
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.34
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
906
39.01
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11001
38.43
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.51
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.91
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1254
4.38
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.37
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.25
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
0.76
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
34.36
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9662
33.75
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.43
38.43

Fielding Stats for Josh Lindblom and Barry Zito

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.77
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
1.51
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.69
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.47
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
27
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7730
27
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
9
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2576.2
9
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.3
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.3
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.86
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
1.12
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.21
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
1.48
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.16
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.43
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.45
96.45
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.202
0.202
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.23
97.23
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Josh Lindblom and Barry Zito

Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
20100
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
434
622.97
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
600
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
344
493.78
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.24
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.24
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
6.41
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50.24
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
76.08
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
15.79
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
33.01
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-5.17
-7.42
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
25.84
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
142.11
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
80.38
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.74
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Lindblom
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Zito
Career
Per 600 PA