Blaine Neal vs. Norman Plitt — Career Comparison

Blaine Neal
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norman Plitt
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Norman Plitt built a career as a starting pitcher and Blaine Neal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Norman Plitt posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.77 and WHIP 1.716 compared to 5.08 and 1.774 for Blaine Neal. By the career numbers, Norman Plitt had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Blaine Neal and Norman Plitt

Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.89
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.78
34.78
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
5.08
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.77
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
27
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.2
9
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
11.69
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
10.67
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.69
11.69
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.67
10.67
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.94
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.38
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.7
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.77
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.58
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.75
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.13
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
41.66
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
327
41.07
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.96
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.75
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.37
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.53
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.73
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.8
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.716
1.716
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
36.58
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
36.04
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.66
41.66
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.07
41.07

Fielding Stats for Blaine Neal and Norman Plitt

Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.2
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
27
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.87
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.94
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.81
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Blaine Neal and Norman Plitt

Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
67800
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
23
627.27
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
600
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
545.45
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
30.93
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
41.46
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blaine Neal
Career
Per 600 PA
Norman Plitt
Career
Per 600 PA