Willie Blair vs. Rich Nye — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Nye
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Blair and Rich Nye are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 88 for Willie Blair and 90 for Rich Nye, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 92 and 91 respectively. If forced to pick, Willie Blair gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Rich Nye

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.13
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.19
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.49
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.58
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.61
45.61
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.75
55.75
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
3.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1433
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.2
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
8.89
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.94
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
415
2.93
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.64
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.34
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.36
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
5.03
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.82
1.82
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.852
0.852
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
37.98
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.53
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.28
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.18
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.37
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.73
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1868
35.2
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Rich Nye

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.95
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.13
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
0.98
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.19
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
1432
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
477.1
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.41
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.89
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.83
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.858
0.858
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.25
33.25
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.75
55.75
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Rich Nye

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
418
1510.84
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
117
417.86
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
166
600
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
600
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
148
534.94
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
564.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
107.14
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
92.86
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
22.64
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
121.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
121.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
50
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.32
19.01
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
207.14
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.86
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Nye
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Nye
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0