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Willie Blair
William Allen Blair

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
School Morehead State University

Debut April 11, 1990
  vs. TEX 2.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER
Final Game July 26, 2001
Born December 18, 1965 in Paintsville, KY

Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1990 24 TOR AL   3   5  27   6   0   0   8  0   68.7   66   33   31   4   28   43   1   3   297   4   0  4.06  4.11  101 1.369
 1991 25 CLE AL   2   3  11   5   0   0   1  0   36.0   58   27   27   7   10   13   1   1   168   0   0  6.75  4.18   62 1.889
 1992 26 HOU NL   5   7  29   8   0   0   1  0   78.7   74   47   35   5   25   48   2   2   331   2   0  4.00  3.33   83 1.258
 1993 27 COL NL   6  10  46  18   1   0   5  0  146.0  184   90   77  20   42   84   3   6   664   4   1  4.75  4.77  101 1.548
 1994 28 COL NL   0   5  47   1   0   0  13  3   77.7   98   57   50   9   39   68   4   4   365   3   0  5.79  4.98   86 1.764
 1995 29 SDP NL   7   5  40  12   0   0  11  0  114.0  112   60   55  11   45   83   2   4   485   3   0  4.34  4.06   93 1.377
 1996 30 SDP NL   2   6  60   0   0   0  17  1   88.0   80   52   45  13   29   67   7   2   377   5   0  4.60  4.01   87 1.239
 1997 31 DET AL  16   8  29  27   2   0   0  0  175.0  186   85   81  18   46   90   3   6   739   2   1  4.17  4.57  110 1.326
 1998 32 TOT NL   5  16  34  25   0   0   2  0  175.3  188  101   97  31   61   92   4   6   750   2   0  4.98  4.19   84 1.420
         ARI NL   4  15  23  23   0   0   0  0  146.7  165   91   87  27   51   71   3   5   634   2   0  5.34  4.19   79 1.473
         NYM NL   1   1  11   2   0   0   2  0   28.7   23   10   10   4   10   21   1   1   116   0   0  3.14  4.19  134 1.151
 1999 33 DET AL   3  11  39  16   0   0   8  0  134.0  169  107  102  29   44   82   4   5   604   0   0  6.85  4.92   72 1.590
 2000 34 DET AL  10   6  47  17   0   0   8  0  156.7  185   89   85  20   35   74   2   2   671   0   0  4.88  4.68   96 1.404
 2001 35 DET AL   1   4   9   4   0   0   1  0   24.0   38   30   28   3   11   15   3   0   121   3   1 10.50  4.26   41 2.042
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .411  60  86 418 139   3   0  75  4 1274.0 1438  778  713 170  415  759  36  41  5572  28   3  5.04  4.41   88 1.454
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     7  10  51  16   0   0   9  0  155.3  175   94   87  20   50   92   4   5   680   3   0  5.04  4.41   88 1.454
 Career High     16  16  60  27   2   0  17  3  175.3  188  107  102  31   61   92   7   6   750   5   1  4.00  4.98  110 1.239

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1992 26 HOU NL  29   17    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  14  .059  .111  .059  -49    1   1   0   0   0   0
 1993 27 COL NL  46   36    1    4   1  0   0    4   0  0   1  19  .111  .135  .139  -31    5   3   0   0   0   0
 1994 28 COL NL  47    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   5  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1995 29 SDP NL  40   24    2    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  17  .000  .040  .000  -88    0   4   0   0   0   0
 1996 30 SDP NL  60    3    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1997 31 DET AL   1    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1998 32 TOT NL  34   52    3    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   3  27  .096  .145  .096  -34    5   4   0   0   0   0
         ARI NL  23   48    3    4   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  26  .083  .102  .083  -50    4   4   0   0   0   0
         NYM NL  11    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   1  .250  .500  .250  107    1   0   0   0   0   0
 1999 33 DET AL   4    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 2000 34 DET AL   4    3    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .333  .333  .333   74    1   0   0   0   0   0
 2001 35 DET AL   3    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     268  148    6   11   1  0   0    5   0  0   6  89  .074  .110  .081  -48   12  12   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg         89    4    7   1  0   0    3   0  0   4  54  .074  .110  .081  -48    7   7   0   0   0   0
 Career High     60   52    3    5   1  0   0    4   0  0   3  27                           5   4   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1992 26 HOU NL   19   17    0   0.0    88| .059  .253| .111  .318| .059  .373| .170  .691| -49  .000  -3.3  -0.3   0%
 1993 27 COL NL   40   35    1   0.8   117| .111  .290| .135  .358| .139  .442| .274  .800| -31  .036  -7.3  -0.7   0%
 1994 28 COL NL    6    6    0   0.0   123| .000  .294| .000  .363| .000  .460| .000  .823|-100  .000  -1.9  -0.2   0%
 1995 29 SDP NL   29   28    0   0.0   104| .000  .267| .040  .336| .000  .416| .040  .752| -88  .000  -6.6  -0.6   0%
 1996 30 SDP NL    3    3    0   0.0   102| .000  .264| .000  .332| .000  .413| .000  .745|-100  .000  -0.9  -0.1   0%
 1997 31 DET AL    4    4    0   0.0   108| .000  .270| .000  .340| .000  .427| .000  .766|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1998 32 TOT NL   59   51    2   1.0   107| .096  .269| .145  .339| .096  .424| .241  .764| -34  .057 -10.4  -1.1   0%
         ARI NL   53   48    1   0.6   107| .083  .269| .102  .340| .083  .424| .185  .764| -50  .019 -10.7  -1.1   0%
         NYM NL    6    3    1   9.0   107| .250  .268| .500  .338| .250  .422| .750  .761| 107  .754   0.3   0.0   0%
 1999 33 DET AL    1    1    0   0.0   113| .000  .274| .000  .346| .000  .438| .000  .784|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 2000 34 DET AL    3    2    0   0.0   111| .333  .270| .333  .342| .333  .435| .666  .777|  74  .000  -0.1   0.0   0%
 2001 35 DET AL    2    2    0   0.0   101| .000  .259| .000  .324| .000  .416| .000  .740|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      166  149    3   0.5   108| .074  .273| .110  .341| .081  .423| .191  .764| -48  .018 -32.5  -3.2     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1990 24 TOR AL P 27 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 0.33 0.59 1.18 1.78 6 68.7 1991 25 CLE AL P 11 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.64 0.58 1.75 1.80 5 36.0 1992 26 HOU NL P 29 4 7 2 0 .846 .957 0.38 0.60 1.26 1.94 8 78.7 1993 27 COL NL P 46 9 16 0 0 1.000 .954 0.54 0.54 1.54 1.84 18 146.0 1994 28 COL NL P 47 3 7 1 0 .909 .962 0.21 0.54 1.16 1.86 1 77.7 1995 29 SDP NL P 40 6 13 2 1 .905 .955 0.47 0.51 1.50 1.84 12 114.0 1996 30 SDP NL P 60 6 6 2 0 .857 .952 0.20 0.52 1.23 1.84 0 88.0 1997 31 DET AL P 29 9 14 1 2 .958 .954 0.79 0.49 1.18 1.71 27 175.0 1998 32 TOT NL P 34 10 35 1 3 .978 .962 1.32 0.54 2.31 1.85 25 175.4 ARI NL P 23 10 29 1 3 .975 .961 1.70 0.54 2.39 1.85 23 146.7 NYM NL P 11 0 6 0 0 1.000 .968 0.55 0.54 1.88 1.85 2 28.7 1999 33 DET AL P 39 6 15 0 0 1.000 .950 0.54 0.47 1.41 1.69 16 134.0 2000 34 DET AL P 47 4 13 0 1 1.000 .955 0.36 0.46 0.98 1.62 17 156.7 2001 35 DET AL P 9 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.49 2.25 1.76 4 24.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1990 24 TOR AL P 27 3 6 0 0 1.000 .957 0.33 0.59 1.18 1.78 6 68.7 1991 25 CLE AL P 11 2 5 0 1 1.000 .959 0.64 0.58 1.75 1.80 5 36.0 1992 26 HOU NL P 29 4 7 2 0 .846 .957 0.38 0.60 1.26 1.94 8 78.7 1993 27 COL NL P 46 9 16 0 0 1.000 .954 0.54 0.54 1.54 1.84 18 146.0 1994 28 COL NL P 47 3 7 1 0 .909 .962 0.21 0.54 1.16 1.86 1 77.7 1995 29 SDP NL P 40 6 13 2 1 .905 .955 0.47 0.51 1.50 1.84 12 114.0 1996 30 SDP NL P 60 6 6 2 0 .857 .952 0.20 0.52 1.23 1.84 0 88.0 1997 31 DET AL P 29 9 14 1 2 .958 .954 0.79 0.49 1.18 1.71 27 175.0 1998 32 TOT NL P 34 10 35 1 3 .978 .962 1.32 0.54 2.31 1.85 25 175.4 ARI NL P 23 10 29 1 3 .975 .961 1.70 0.54 2.39 1.85 23 146.7 NYM NL P 11 0 6 0 0 1.000 .968 0.55 0.54 1.88 1.85 2 28.7 1999 33 DET AL P 39 6 15 0 0 1.000 .950 0.54 0.47 1.41 1.69 16 134.0 2000 34 DET AL P 47 4 13 0 1 1.000 .955 0.36 0.46 0.98 1.62 17 156.7 2001 35 DET AL P 9 3 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.67 0.49 2.25 1.76 4 24.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 418 65 140 9 8 .958 .956 0.49 0.52 1.45 1.78 139 1274.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 418 65 140 9 8 .958 .956 0.49 0.52 1.45 1.78 139 1274
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1996   NLDS  SDP STL     L   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   2     1   0   2   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1996   NLDS  SDP STL     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Wins
1997 AL-16-6

Won-Loss %
1997 AL-.667-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1997 AL-2.37-8

Home Runs Allow.
1998 NL-31-5
1999 AL-29-8

Losses
1998 NL-16-2

Gray Ink: Pitching - 9 (1500) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 3.0 (1637) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1611) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1986.

November 6, 1990: Traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Sanchez.

December 10, 1991: Traded by the Cleveland Indians with Eddie Taubensee to the Houston Astros for Kenny Lofton and Dave Rohde.

November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Colorado Rockies from the Houston Astros as the 21st pick in the 1992 expansion draft.

December 20, 1994: Granted Free Agency.

April 10, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

December 21, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

December 27, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Diego Padres.

December 16, 1996: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Brian Johnson to the Detroit Tigers for Joey Eischen and Cam Smith (minors).

October 27, 1997: Granted Free Agency.

December 6, 1997: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

July 31, 1998: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Jorge Fabregas and cash to the New York Mets for Nelson Figueroa, Bernard Gilkey, and cash.

December 4, 1998: Traded by the New York Mets to the Detroit Tigers for Joe Randa.

November 3, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

February 8, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

March 31, 2001: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

April 10, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Cleveland Indians.

June 14, 2001: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

June 15, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

October 22, 2001: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1990Toronto Blue Jays$100,000
1992Houston Astros$138,500
1993Colorado Rockies$172,500
1994Colorado Rockies$325,000
1995San Diego Padres$400,000
1996San Diego Padres$750,000
1997Detroit Tigers$800,000
1998Arizona Diamondbacks$3,250,000
1999Detroit Tigers$3,750,000
2000Detroit Tigers$4,500,000
Career (may be incomplete)$14,186,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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