1965
Born December 18, 1965
Paintsville, KY, USA
Willie Blair Notable
b. December 18, 1965 · Toronto Blue Jays 1990, Cleveland Indians 1991, Houston Astros 1992, Colorado Rockies 1993–1994, San Diego Padres 1995–1996, Detroit Tigers 1997, 1999–2001, Arizona Diamondbacks 1998, New York Mets 1998
Willie Blair played for eight clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1990 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 2001.
He went 60 and 86 with a 5.04 earned run average, pitching 1,274 innings in 418 games. He struck out 759. Across 418 games he batted .074, with 11 hits and 6 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Paintsville, KY, USA on December 18, 1965. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | TOR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | CLE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | HOU | 29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .059 |
| 1993 | COL | 46 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0 | .111 |
| 1994 | COL | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
| 1995 | SDP | 40 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .000 |
| 1996 | SDP | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1997 | DET | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1998 | ARI/NYM | 34 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 0 | .096 |
| 1999 | DET | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | DET | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| 2001 | DET | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 418 | 148 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 89 | 0 | .074 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | TOR | 3 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 68.2 | 66 | 31 | 28 | 43 | 4.06 |
| 1991 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36.0 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 6.75 |
| 1992 | HOU | 5 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 78.2 | 74 | 35 | 25 | 48 | 4.00 |
| 1993 | COL | 6 | 10 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 146.0 | 184 | 77 | 42 | 84 | 4.75 |
| 1994 | COL | 0 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 77.2 | 98 | 50 | 39 | 68 | 5.79 |
| 1995 | SDP | 7 | 5 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 114.0 | 112 | 55 | 45 | 83 | 4.34 |
| 1996 | SDP | 2 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 88.0 | 80 | 45 | 29 | 67 | 4.60 |
| 1997 | DET | 16 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 175.0 | 186 | 81 | 46 | 90 | 4.17 |
| 1998 | ARI/NYM | 5 | 16 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 175.1 | 188 | 97 | 61 | 92 | 4.98 |
| 1999 | DET | 3 | 11 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 134.0 | 169 | 102 | 44 | 82 | 6.85 |
| 2000 | DET | 10 | 6 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 156.2 | 185 | 85 | 35 | 74 | 4.88 |
| 2001 | DET | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 10.50 |
| Career | — | 60 | 86 | 418 | 139 | 4 | 1274.0 | 1438 | 713 | 415 | 759 | 5.04 |
On this day & linked events
1990
Major-league debut: Willie Blair
Willie Blair made a major-league debut on April 11, 1990.
2001
Final major-league game: Willie Blair
Willie Blair played a final major-league game on July 26, 2001.
Image: Joel Dinda, CC BY 2.0