Willie Blair was a pitcher in MLB. Across 418 career appearances, with a 5.04 ERA and 759 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | TOR | 3 | 5 | 4.06 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 68.2 | 66 | 31 | 28 | 43 | 1.37 |
| 1991 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 6.75 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36.0 | 58 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 1.89 |
| 1992 | HOU | 5 | 7 | 4.00 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 78.2 | 74 | 35 | 25 | 48 | 1.26 |
| 1993 | COL | 6 | 10 | 4.75 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 146.0 | 184 | 77 | 42 | 84 | 1.55 |
| 1994 | COL | 0 | 5 | 5.79 | 47 | 1 | 3 | 77.2 | 98 | 50 | 39 | 68 | 1.76 |
| 1995 | SD | 7 | 5 | 4.34 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 114.0 | 112 | 55 | 45 | 83 | 1.38 |
| 1996 | SD | 2 | 6 | 4.60 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 88.0 | 80 | 45 | 29 | 67 | 1.24 |
| 1997 | DET | 16 | 8 | 4.17 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 175.0 | 186 | 81 | 46 | 90 | 1.33 |
| 1998 | ARI | 4 | 15 | 5.34 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 146.2 | 165 | 87 | 51 | 71 | 1.47 |
| 1998 | NYM | 1 | 1 | 3.14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 28.2 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 1.15 |
| 1999 | DET | 3 | 11 | 6.85 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 134.0 | 169 | 102 | 44 | 82 | 1.59 |
| 2000 | DET | 10 | 6 | 4.88 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 156.2 | 185 | 85 | 35 | 74 | 1.40 |
| 2001 | DET | 1 | 4 | 10.50 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 2.04 |
| Career Totals | — | 60 | 86 | 5.04 | 418 | 139 | 4 | 1274.0 | 1438 | 713 | 415 | 759 | 1.45 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | TOR | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | CLE | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | HOU | 29 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .059 | .111 | .059 | .170 |
| 1993 | COL | 46 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .111 | .135 | .139 | .274 |
| 1994 | COL | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1995 | SD | 40 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .000 | .040 | .000 | .040 |
| 1996 | SD | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1997 | DET | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1998 | ARI | 23 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .083 | .102 | .083 | .185 |
| 1998 | NYM | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .500 | .250 | .750 |
| 1999 | DET | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2000 | DET | 47 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| 2001 | DET | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career Totals | — | 418 | 148 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 89 | .074 | .110 | .081 | .191 |
| Year | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $100,000 |
| 1992 | $138,500 |
| 1993 | $172,500 |
| 1994 | $325,000 |
| 1995 | $400,000 |
| 1996 | $750,000 |
| 1997 | $800,000 |
| 1998 | $3,250,000 |
| 1999 | $3,750,000 |
| 2000 | $4,500,000 |
Career Total: $14,186,000 (10 seasons)
Average: $1,418,600
Salary data is available from 1985 onward.
TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.