Willie Blair

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: December 18, 1965 in Paintsville, KY us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from Morehead State University (Morehead, KY).

High School: Johnson Central HS (Paintsville, KY)

School: Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)

Debut: April 11, 1990 (Age 24-114d, 15,734th in major league history)
vs. TEX 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 26, 2001 (Age 35-220d)
vs. NYY 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1990 season

Full Name: William Allen Blair

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.6

ERA

5.04

418

139

1274.0

759

WHIP

1.454

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-10 / in Starts: 17-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 29, Entered with runners on base: 1

1997 Pitching Game Log

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1997 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	261	3	Apr 3	DET	@	MIN	L,6-10	GS-2	L(0-1)	99	1.2	4	7	7	3	0	2	0	37.80	24.11	12	49	26	3	3	3	6	3	0	0	16			0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.31	-0.538	1.19	-0.29%	-6.01	1b start tie	2b --- 2 out d4
2	262	5	Apr 5	DET	@	CHW	W,15-12	4-6	W(1-1)	1	2.1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	15.75	12.36	10	52	29	11	3	2	4	1	2	0		1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	0.128	1.14	0.07%	1.44	4b --3 2 out d2	6b 3 out d1
3	263	9	Apr 10	DET		MIN	L,3-7	GS-4	L(1-2)	4	3.1	7	4	4	3	2	0	0	13.50	8.84	20	78	49	12	8	7	8	2	0	0	29			0	0	0	17	3	1	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.251	1.36	-0.16%	-2.04	1t start tie	4t 1-3 1 out tie
4	264	14	Apr 15	DET	@	MIL	W,3-1	GS-8	W(2-2)	4	7.0	5	1	0	4	2	0	0	6.91	6.60	29	108	67	23	8	11	12	3	1	0	63			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.21	0.256	1.21	0.15%	2.53	1b start tie	8b 1-- 0 out a1
5	265	20	Apr 21	DET	@	TEX	W,7-6	GS-6		5	5.2	8	2	2	3	1	0	1	5.85	6.11	29	93	59	13	4	10	14	6	2	0	43			2	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.044	.94	0.02%	0.67	1b start a 1	6b 123 2 out d1
6	266	25	Apr 27	DET	@	ANA	L,5-6	GS-3		5	2.2	6	3	3	2	0	0	0	6.35	6.02	15	65	35	9	2	5	8	5	1	0	32			1	1	0	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	-0.177	.83	-0.08%	-2.12	1b start tie	3b 123 2 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	267	29	May 4	DET	@	CLE	W,2-0	GS-6	W(3-2)	6	5.2	5	0	0	3	4	0	0	5.08	5.47	25	112	68	19	6	6	12	6	1	0	60			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.37	0.347	.91	0.14%	3.17	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	268	55	Jun 3	DET	@	OAK	L,8-9	GS-7		29	6.1	7	4	4	1	1	2	1	5.19	5.91	26	92	55	16	4	12	11	5	0	0	43			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	1	0	1.28	-0.012	1.03	-0.01%	-0.56	1b start tie	7b --- 1 out a1
9	269	60	Jun 10	DET		OAK	W,6-4	GS-6	W(4-2)	6	5.2	7	2	2	1	6	0	0	4.91	5.29	24	114	70	18	14	10	7	6	0	0	52			0	0	0	23	4	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.103	.51	0.04%	0.83	1t start tie	6t 12- 2 out a3
10	270	65	Jun 16	DET		FLA	L,3-7	GS-6	L(4-3)	5	5.0	8	5	5	2	5	0	0	5.36	4.96	24	91	56	17	11	4	13	7	3	0	34			0	0	0	22	4	1	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.366	.36	-0.09%	-2.75	1t start tie	6t -23 0 out d1
11	271	70	Jun 22	DET		BOS	L,1-2	GS-7	L(4-4)	5	6.2	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	5.02	4.80	26	91	60	17	4	13	10	5	1	0	55			0	0	0	23	2	0	1	1	1	0	1.32	0.050	.57	0.01%	1.38	1t start tie	7t 12- 2 out d1
12	272	75	Jun 27	DET	@	BOS	W,2-1	GS-9		4	8.2	6	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.45	4.51	30					11	10	1	2	5	70			1	1	1	28	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.29	0.477	.32	0.07%	3.84	1b start tie	9b 1-- 2 out tie
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	273	80	Jul 2	DET		NYM	W,9-7	GS-6	W(5-4)	4	5.0	8	3	3	1	3	0	0	4.52	4.36	23	81	50	16	5	10	9	5	0	0	41			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.15	0.002	.40	0.00%	-0.27	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out a3
14	274	85	Jul 6	DET		BAL	W,14-9	4-5	W(6-4)	3	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	2	0	4.66	4.68	9	42	25	6	4	0	8	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.018	.39	-0.01%	-0.90	4t --- 0 out a1	5t 3 out a2
15	275	89	Jul 13	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	GS-7	W(7-4)	6	7.0	5	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.34	4.53	28	101	65	15	12	15	8	2	3	0	64			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.42	0.361	.41	0.06%	2.88	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a2
16	276	94	Jul 18	DET	@	TEX	W,5-4	GS-7	W(8-4)	4	6.1	7	4	4	1	3	1	0	4.44	4.54	27	97	57	11	5	8	15	9	0	0	45			1	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.12	0.066	.17	0.01%	0.48	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a2
17	277	99	Jul 23	DET		CHW	W,8-6	GS-7	W(9-4)	4	7.0	9	5	5	0	3	2	0	4.60	4.65	29	92	59	14	5	9	17	8	3	0	42			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	1	0	0	.92	-0.111	.13	-0.01%	-1.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
18	278	103	Jul 29	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	W(10-4)	5	9.0	3	1	1	1	3	1	0	4.27	4.61	29	94	67	17	11	12	13	5	4	0	79			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	.89	0.488	.07	0.02%	3.79	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	279	108	Aug 3	DET		TOR	W,5-2	GS-7	W(11-4)	4	6.0	8	2	1	0	2	0	0	4.11	4.49	26	85	62	13	10	8	16	8	3	0	52			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.22	0.016	.06	0.00%	0.28	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a2
20	280	113	Aug 8	DET	@	TOR	L,3-6	GS-8	L(11-5)	4	7.0	9	5	4	1	7	1	0	4.17	4.42	31					8	6	1	1	9	47			1	0	0	30	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.04	-0.111	.03	0.00%	-0.55	1b start a 2	8b 1-- 0 out d1
21	281	118	Aug 13(1)	DET	@	CLE	W,13-3	GS-8	W(12-5)	4	8.0	9	3	3	1	2	0	0	4.12	4.32	31	110	67	16	4	12	16	6	1	0	53			0	0	1	29	0	0	0	2	1	0	.79	0.171	.01	0.00%	1.57	1b start tie	8b 3 out a10
22	282	124	Aug 19	DET		MIN	W,8-2	CG	W(13-5)	5	9.0	9	2	2	1	7	1	0	3.97	4.25	35	128	82	22	10	15	12	3	4	0	67			1	1	0	34	2	0	0	1	0	0	.49	0.171	.00	0.00%	2.94	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
23	283	129	Aug 24	DET	@	MIL	L,0-6	GS-6	L(13-6)	4	5.2	8	5	5	6	2	2	0	4.14	4.50	31	119	69	19	5	7	16	4	5	0	29			2	0	0	24	3	0	1	0	1	0	.60	-0.159	.00	0.00%	-2.11	1b start tie	6b 12- 2 out d5
24	284	133	Aug 29	DET		PHI	W,7-2	GS-8	W(14-6)	4	8.0	4	2	2	1	4	0	0	4.03	4.39	30	100	70	22	10	7	18	6	2	0	69			1	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.20	0.296	.00	0.00%	2.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
25	285	138	Sep 3	DET	@	ATL	W,12-4	GS-7	W(15-6)	4	7.0	8	3	3	0	1	0	1	4.02	4.33	28	90	61	10	5	10	16	6	1	0	50			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	2	0	0	.66	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.67	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a9
26	286	143	Sep 8	DET		TEX	W,6-2	GS-7	W(16-6)	4	7.0	5	2	2	2	7	1	0	3.96	4.31	28	110	76	13	18	8	11	1	2	0	64			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.203	.00	0.00%	1.85	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
27	287	148	Sep 13	DET	@	OAK	L,2-4	GS-8	L(16-7)	4	7.0	7	4	4	1	6	2	0	4.01	4.36	30	113	70	22	7	7	16	6	3	0	52			1	0	0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.27	1b start tie	8b --- 0 out d2
28	288	153	Sep 19	DET	@	BAL	W,5-3	GS-9		5	8.1	5	3	3	1	6	0	0	3.97	4.25	29	115	71	18	9	12	10	3	3	0	66			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.303	.00	0.00%	2.62	1b start tie	9b 1-3 1 out a2
29	289	158	Sep 24	DET		BOS	L,2-9	GS-6	L(16-8)	4	5.0	10	7	6	0	3	1	0	4.17	4.26	25	86	60	15	4	7	15	6	0	0	24			1	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.265	.00	0.00%	-3.27	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out d4
							19-10		W-L:16-8	4.3	175.0	186	85	81	46	90	18	3	4.17	4.26	739	2508	63%	16%	8%	0.74		22%	8%	14	50	1	0%	12	5	2	681	38	4	2	15	6	4	1.03	1.375	.35	-0.05%	11.34

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