Willie Blair
William Allen Blair
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: December 18, 1965 in Paintsville, KY
High School: Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY)
School: Morehead State University
Drafted
by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed June 5, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1990
Final Game: July 26, 2001
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1992 26 HOU NL 29 19 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .059 .111 .059 .170 -49 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1993 27 COL NL 46 40 36 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 19 .111 .135 .139 .274 -31 5 0 0 3 0 0 1
1994 28 COL NL 47 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 29 SDP NL 40 29 24 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 .000 .040 .000 .040 -88 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
1996 30 SDP NL 60 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 31 DET AL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 32 TOT NL 34 59 52 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 27 .096 .145 .096 .242 -34 5 0 0 4 0 0 1
1998 32 ARI NL 23 53 48 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 .083 .102 .083 .185 -50 4 0 0 4 0 0 1
1998 32 NYM NL 11 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .500 .250 .750 107 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 33 DET AL 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2000 34 DET AL 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 .333 .333 .667 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
2001 35 DET AL 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
12 Seasons 268 166 148 6 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 89 .074 .110 .081 .191 -48 12 0 0 12 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 100 89 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 54 .074 .110 .081 .191 -48 7 0 0 7 0 0
DET (4 yrs) 12 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0
COL (2 yrs) 93 46 42 1 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 24 .095 .116 .119 .235 -41 5 0 0 3 0 0
SDP (2 yrs) 100 32 27 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 18 .000 .036 .000 .036 -89 0 0 0 4 0 0
ARI (1 yr) 23 53 48 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 26 .083 .102 .083 .185 -50 4 0 0 4 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 11 6 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 .500 .250 .750 107 1 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 29 19 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .059 .111 .059 .170 -49 1 0 0 1 0 0
NL (6 yrs) 256 156 138 6 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 83 .072 .111 .080 .191 -49 11 0 0 12 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 12 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .100 .100 .100 .200 -47 1 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1992 26 HOU NL 19 17 0 0.0 88 .333 .059 .253 .111 .318 .059 .373 .170 .691 -49 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .125 .059 .000
1993 27 COL NL 40 35 1 0.8 117 .235 .111 .290 .135 .358 .139 .442 .274 .800 -31 .036 -7.3 -0.7 .188 .056 .028
1994 28 COL NL 6 6 0 0.0 123 .000 .000 .294 .000 .363 .000 .460 .000 .823 -100 .000 -1.9 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1995 29 SDP NL 29 28 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .267 .040 .336 .000 .416 .040 .752 -88 .000 -6.6 -0.6 .042 .042 .000
1996 30 SDP NL 3 3 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .264 .000 .332 .000 .413 .000 .745 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1997 31 DET AL 4 4 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .270 .000 .340 .000 .427 .000 .766 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1998 32 TOT NL 59 51 2 1.0 107 .200 .096 .269 .145 .339 .096 .424 .242 .764 -34 .057 -10.4 -1.1 .170 .058 .000
1998 32 ARI NL 53 48 1 0.6 107 .182 .083 .269 .102 .340 .083 .424 .185 .764 -50 .019 -10.7 -1.1 .114 .021 .000
1998 32 NYM NL 6 3 1 9.0 107 .333 .250 .268 .500 .338 .250 .422 .750 .761 107 .754 0.3 0.0 1.000 .500 .000
1999 33 DET AL 1 1 0 0.0 113 .000 .000 .274 .000 .346 .000 .438 .000 .784 -100 .000 -0.3 0.0 .000 .000 .000
2000 34 DET AL 3 2 0 0.0 111 1.000 .333 .270 .333 .342 .333 .435 .667 .777 74 .000 -0.1 0.0 .500 .000 .000
2001 35 DET AL 2 2 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .259 .000 .324 .000 .416 .000 .740 -100 .000 -0.6 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
12 Seasons 166 149 3 0.5 108 .186 .074 .273 .110 .341 .081 .423 .191 .764 -48 .018 -32.5 -3.2 .131 .047 .007
162 Game Avg. 100 90 2 0.5 108 .186 .074 .273 .110 .341 .081 .423 .191 .764 -48 .018 -32.5 -3.2 .131 .047 .007
DET (4 yrs) 10 9 0 0.0 108 .250 .100 .268 .100 .338 .100 .428 .200 .766 -47 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .111 .000 .000
COL (2 yrs) 46 41 1 0.7 118 .222 .095 .291 .116 .358 .119 .445 .235 .803 -41 .027 -9.2 -0.9 .158 .048 .024
SDP (2 yrs) 32 31 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .267 .036 .336 .000 .415 .036 .751 -89 .000 -7.4 -0.7 .037 .037 .000
ARI (1 yr) 53 48 1 0.6 107 .182 .083 .269 .102 .340 .083 .424 .185 .764 -50 .019 -10.7 -1.1 .114 .021 .000
NYM (1 yr) 6 3 1 9.0 107 .333 .250 .268 .500 .338 .250 .422 .750 .761 107 .754 0.3 0.0 1.000 .500 .000
HOU (1 yr) 19 17 0 0.0 88 .333 .059 .253 .111 .318 .059 .373 .170 .691 -49 .000 -3.3 -0.3 .125 .059 .000
NL (6 yrs) 156 140 3 0.6 108 .182 .072 .273 .111 .342 .080 .422 .191 .764 -49 .021 -30.3 -3.0 .133 .051 .007
AL (6 yrs) 10 9 0 0.0 108 .250 .100 .268 .100 .338 .100 .428 .200 .766 -47 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .111 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1996 30 SDP NL NLDS STL L 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1992 26 HOU NL 19 0.0% 73.7% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 14.00 1.2 2.00 1.00 16% 0% 100%
1993 27 COL NL 40 0.0% 47.5% 2.5% 2.5% 25% 19.00 1.9 9.0 1.13 2.00 43% 5% 0.0% 38%
1994 28 COL NL 6 0.0% 83.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.2 0.00 0.00 17% 0% 100%
1995 29 SDP NL 29 0.0% 58.6% 3.5% 0.0% 17.00 1.4 24.0 0.40 0.80 24% 0% 0.0% 40%
1996 30 SDP NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 0.00 1.00 67% 0% 100%
1997 31 DET AL 4 0.0% 75.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3 0.00 0.00 25% 0% 0.0% 0%
1998 32 TOT NL 59 0.0% 45.8% 5.1% 0.0% 0% 9.00 1.9 0.69 1.09 42% 3% 0.0% 38%
1998 32 ARI NL 53 0.0% 49.1% 1.9% 0.0% 0% 26.00 1.8 0.90 1.33 42% 0% 0.0% 50%
1998 32 NYM NL 6 0.0% 16.7% 33.3% 0.0% 0% 0.50 4.0 0.00 0.00 50% 33% 0.0% 0%
1999 33 DET AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100% 0%
2000 34 DET AL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.5 0.00 33% 100% 0.0% 0%
2001 35 DET AL 2 0.0% 50.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 0.00 0.00 50% 0% 100%
12 Seasons 166 0.0% 53.6% 3.6% 0.6% 9% 14.83 1.7 29.6 0.72 1.11 36% 4% 0.0% 44%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1992 26 HOU NL 0 0 0% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 27 COL NL 0 0 20% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 28 COL NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 29 SDP NL 1 0 200% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 33% 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1996 30 SDP NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 31 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 32 TOT NL 0 0 38% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1998 32 ARI NL 0 0 60% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1998 32 NYM NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 33 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 34 DET AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 35 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 1 0 35% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22% 6 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1992 26 HOU NL 19 37% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 5 1 20% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1993 27 COL NL 40 38% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 6 0 0% 7 1 14% 20 4 20% 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 0
1994 28 COL NL 6 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 0 0% 0 0 1 0 0% 0
1995 29 SDP NL 29 14% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 100% 4 0 0% 4 1 25% 19 1 5% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1996 30 SDP NL 3 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1997 31 DET AL 4 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1998 32 TOT NL 59 27% 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 7 0 0% 10 0 0% 28 2 7% 0 0 4 0 0% 0
1998 32 ARI NL 53 26% 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 57% 7 0 0% 10 0 0% 28 2 7% 0 0 4 0 0% 0
1998 32 NYM NL 6 33% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1999 33 DET AL 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 34 DET AL 3 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 35 DET AL 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Seasons 166 28% 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 71% 21 0 0% 28 3 11% 83 7 8% 3 1 33% 11 1 9% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1992 26 HOU NL 19 79 4.16 55 70% 22% 38% 33% 7% 78% 0% 54% 51% 42% 0% 0 0 5% 1 1 0% 0 0 43% 0 0 0
1993 27 COL NL 39 135 3.46 104 77% 25% 31% 25% 19% 75% 0% 58% 59% 44% 3% 1 0 8% 3 2 3% 1 1 17% 1 0 0
1994 28 COL NL 4 19 4.75 13 68% 8% 54% 38% 0% 92% 0% 63% 42% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 2 0 0
1995 29 SDP NL 27 101 3.74 72 71% 25% 36% 25% 14% 75% 0% 53% 52% 52% 4% 1 0 11% 3 1 7% 2 0 25% 2 0 0
1996 30 SDP NL 3 16 5.33 9 56% 11% 44% 22% 22% 89% 0% 50% 50% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1997 31 DET AL 4 12 3.00 10 83% 70% 20% 0% 10% 30% 0% 25% 33% 25% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
1998 32 TOT NL 59 213 3.61 149 70% 20% 35% 26% 19% 80% 0% 56% 56% 49% 2% 1 0 7% 4 1 3% 2 1 15% 0 0 0
1998 32 ARI NL 53 183 3.45 132 72% 17% 39% 24% 20% 83% 0% 60% 53% 55% 0% 0 0 6% 3 1 2% 1 1 12% 0 0 0
1998 32 NYM NL 6 30 5.00 17 57% 41% 6% 35% 18% 59% 0% 33% 90% 0% 17% 1 0 17% 1 0 17% 1 0 100% 0 0 0
1999 33 DET AL 1 6 6.00 3 50% 0% 0% 67% 33% 100% 0% 50% 100% 100% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
2000 34 DET AL 3 14 4.67 9 64% 33% 33% 22% 11% 67% 0% 43% 50% 33% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 33% 1 1 50% 0 0 0
2001 35 DET AL 2 5 2.50 5 100% 40% 0% 40% 20% 60% 60% 100% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 100% 0 0 0
10 Seasons 161 600 3.73 429 72% 23% 34% 26% 16% 77% 0% 55% 55% 47% 2% 3 0 7% 11 5 4% 6 3 26% 5 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1992 26 29 19 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .059 .111 .059 .170 -49 1 0 0 1 0 0
1993 27 75 59 53 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 33 .094 .127 .113 .240 -36 6 0 0 4 0 0
1994 28 122 65 59 1 5 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 38 .085 .115 .102 .216 -43 6 0 0 4 0 0
1995 29 162 94 83 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 55 .060 .093 .072 .165 -56 6 0 0 8 0 0
1996 30 222 97 86 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 56 .058 .090 .070 .160 -57 6 0 0 8 0 0
1997 31 223 101 90 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 59 .056 .086 .067 .153 -59 6 0 0 8 0 0
1998 32 257 160 142 6 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 86 .070 .108 .077 .186 -50 11 0 0 12 0 0
1999 33 261 161 143 6 10 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 86 .070 .107 .077 .184 -50 11 0 0 12 0 0
2000 34 265 164 146 6 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 88 .075 .112 .082 .194 -48 12 0 0 12 0 0
2001 35 268 166 148 6 11 1 0 0 5 0 0 6 89 .074 .110 .081 .191 -48 12 0 0 12 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1992 26 29 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 .000 .056 .000 .056 0 29
1993 27 46 38 37 1 5 1 0 0 5 0 1 19 .135 .158 .162 .320 1 46
1994 28 66 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 47
1995 29 45 28 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 .000 .036 .000 .036 0 40
1996 30 60 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 60
1997 31 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1998 32 34 57 53 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 27 .113 .175 .113 .289 1 34
1999 33 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
2000 34 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 4
2001 35 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
10 Seasons 292 162 155 3 11 1 0 0 5 0 7 93 .071 .111 .077 .189 2 268
162 Game Avg. 162 90 86 2 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 52 .071 .111 .077 .189 1 268

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