Player Report for #19 Willie Blair

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Versus LHP

Versus RHP


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Wednesday, September 27th, 1995

Rec	11-13
ERA	4.57
IP	202.2
BB	61
K	172

Name:	Willie Blair	Contract:	Major League Contract
Nickname:		Salary:	$5,100,000
Birthday:	12-18-1965	Signed Through:	1995 Season
Age:	29	Years of Major League Service:	6 Years, 93 Days
Born in:	Paintsville (Kentucky)	Major League Service Days this Year:	180 Days
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 0"	Years on 40-Man Roster:	6 Years, 93 Days
Weight:	183 lbs	Years of Pro Service:	6 Years
		Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Position:	SP	Minor League Option Years:	3 option years left
Bats:	Right
Throws:	Right	Contract Extension	$33,320,000 total for 4 years
Status:	Completely Rested	Drafted	1989, 3rd Pick in Round 2
Morale:	Great	Local Popularity (National)	Well Known (Well Known)

Cincinnati

Reds

MLB

Pitching Ratings (OSA)

Pitching	Stuff	Movement	Control	Velocity
Overall	4	6	6	92-94 Mph
Versus LHP	4	6	6
Versus RHP	4	6	6
Talent	4	6	6

Pitching Ratings		Pitches:	Fastball, Changeup, Cutter
Endurance:	6
Groundball Pct.:	55
Holding Runners:	7

Batting Ratings (OSA)

Running & Bunting Ratings		Fielding Ratings
Running Speed:	1	Pitcher 2
Stealing Ability:	1
Baserunning Instincts:	4
Sacrifice Bunt:	10
Bunt for Hit:	2
Hitter Type:	Spray Hitter

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Opponent	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
09-20-1995	PHI	Win, 6-4	X	6.0	9	3	3	1	5	Win
09-07-1995	@ HOU	Loss, 4-5	X	4.0	4	0	0	0	2
09-02-1995	@ FLO	Win, 6-5	X	6.2	9	5	5	1	7
08-28-1995	LAN	Loss, 7-8	X	5.0	8	6	6	1	5	Loss
08-22-1995	@ COL	Loss, 7-11	X	4.1	9	6	6	3	4
08-17-1995	@ ATL	Win, 6-3	X	7.0	5	3	3	2	2	Win
08-11-1995	NYM	Win, 4-3	X	8.0	7	3	2	1	9
08-06-1995	@ MTL	Loss, 4-7	X	5.1	7	7	7	1	3	Loss
07-31-1995	@ SFN	Loss, 0-2	X	6.2	3	2	2	3	5	Loss
07-26-1995	HOU	Win, 15-2	X	7.1	4	2	2	2	9	Win

Major League Baseball 1995 Pitching Stats

Pitching	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	34	34	11	13	0	4.57	202.2	199	110	103	28	61	172	0	0.0	0	18	52.9
Pitching	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	ERC	WHIP	VORP	BABIP
Overall	0	0	0.0	0	0	11.77	8.84	7.64	2.71	3.82	1.28	18.9	.292
Pitching	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	421	114	23	6	18	62	43	84	0	5	3	.271	.343	.482	.825
vs. RHB	365	85	20	1	10	48	18	88	0	9	2	.233	.273	.375	.648

Major League Baseball 1995 Pitching Splits

Split	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K
Last Week	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	6.0	9	3	3	1	1	5
April	7	7	2	2	0	4.50	40.0	41	21	20	8	12	33
May	7	7	4	2	0	4.95	36.1	36	20	20	4	13	35
June	6	6	0	4	0	4.14	37.0	36	21	17	3	9	30
July	6	6	3	3	0	2.93	43.0	28	15	14	2	17	37
August	5	5	1	2	0	7.28	29.2	36	25	24	8	8	23
September	3	3	1	0	0	4.32	16.2	22	8	8	3	2	14
Spring Training	4	4	1	1	0	3.95	13.2	10	6	6	1	6	10
Last Year	36	36	18	10	0	3.22	226.2	191	86	81	18	76	182
2 Years Ago	34	34	14	11	0	3.64	205.1	218	96	83	19	52	176
Career	251	211	89	66	2	3.90	1298.0	1249	616	563	140	403	1022
Home	17	17	6	7	0	4.18	107.2	98	52	50	14	29	96
Road	17	17	5	6	0	5.02	95.0	101	58	53	14	32	76
Grass	10	10	4	3	0	4.17	58.1	59	32	27	6	25	45
Turf	24	24	7	10	0	4.74	144.1	140	78	76	22	36	127
Day	12	12	3	5	0	3.61	77.1	62	33	31	11	26	61
Night	22	22	8	8	0	5.17	125.1	137	77	72	17	35	111

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1989 Cincinnati - MLB	23	16	16	8	4	0	3.43	105.0	88	46	40	5	46	68	1	0	1.28	.268	23.8
1990 Cincinnati - MLB	24	60	20	8	7	2	3.87	146.1	139	70	63	18	58	104	0	0	1.35	.283	24.5
1991 Cincinnati - MLB	25	34	34	13	10	0	4.88	184.1	206	106	100	22	51	131	1	0	1.39	.326	9.3
1992 Cincinnati - MLB	26	37	37	17	11	0	3.68	227.2	208	102	93	30	59	189	1	1	1.17	.279	51.8
1993 Cincinnati - MLB	27	34	34	14	11	0	3.64	205.1	218	96	83	19	52	176	0	0	1.31	.327	39.9
1994 Cincinnati - MLB	28	36	36	18	10	0	3.22	226.2	191	86	81	18	76	182	0	0	1.18	.276	52.9
1995 Cincinnati - MLB	29	34	34	11	13	0	4.57	202.2	199	110	103	28	61	172	0	0	1.28	.292	18.9
Total MLB		251	211	89	66	2	3.90	1298.0	1249	616	563	140	403	1022	3	1	1.27	.295	221.0

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP
1989 Madison - AAA	23	3	3	1	1	0	3.00	15.0	13	5	5	0	5	15	0	0	1.20	.325	3.4
Total MLBAAA		3	3	1	1	0	3.00	15.0	13	5	5	0	5	15	0	0	1.20	.325	3.4

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RANGE	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1989 Cincinnati - ML	P	16	16	6	16	0	24	2	.917	105.0	1.89
1990 Cincinnati - ML	P	60	20	8	18	1	27	1	.963	146.1	1.60
1991 Cincinnati - ML	P	34	34	7	31	0	40	2	.950	184.1	1.86
1992 Cincinnati - ML	P	37	37	11	32	4	43	0	1.000	227.2	1.70
1993 Cincinnati - ML	P	34	34	17	28	1	48	3	.938	205.1	1.97
1994 Cincinnati - ML	P	36	36	14	32	0	49	3	.939	226.2	1.83
1995 Cincinnati - ML	P	34	34	14	28	1	44	2	.955	202.2	1.87

Player History
06-15-1989	Drafted in the 1989 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 3, 29th overall Pick) by the Cincinnati Reds.
11-22-1989	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1990	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 7 (7); Control: 5 (5).
04-01-1990	Named the #32 prospect in the MLB
11-22-1990	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1991	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 7 (7).
11-21-1991	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $300,000 through automatic renewal.
01-01-1992	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
04-14-1992	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 6 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
11-17-1992	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,590,400 through arbitration.
01-01-1993	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (7).
08-01-1993	Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11-11-1993	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $3,488,400 through arbitration.
01-01-1994	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 5 (5); Control: 6 (6).
11-13-1994	Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,100,000 through arbitration.
01-01-1995	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 6 (6).
03-17-1995	Injured (tender shoulder), out for 1-2 weeks.
04-21-1995	Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $33,320,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
09-07-1995	Injured (strained back muscle), day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SH	Rank
1992	14	9
1993	16	7
1994	17	2
1995	17	5

Year	GS	Rank
1991	34	8
1992	37	1
1993	34	5
1994	36	5

Year	W	Rank
1992	17	8

Year	IP	Rank
1992	227.2	6
1994	226.2	7

Year	BF	Rank
1992	937	5

Year	HRA	Rank
1991	22	10
1992	30	2
1995	28	5

Year	K	Rank
1992	189	4
1993	176	9
1994	182	6
1995	172	9

Year	WP	Rank
1992	10	3

Year	BABIP	Rank
1992	.279	8

Year	WHIP	Rank
1992	1.17	7
1994	1.18	10

Year	K/BB	Rank
1992	3.20	4
1993	3.38	4
1995	2.82	6

Year	RA/9	Rank
1992	10.67	7
1994	10.72	10

Year	H/9	Rank
1992	8.22	9
1994	7.58	10

Year	BB/9	Rank
1992	2.33	10

Year	K/9	Rank
1992	7.47	9
1993	7.71	10
1994	7.23	10
1995	7.64	10

Year	QS	Rank
1993	22	7
1994	25	2

Year	SHO	Rank
1992	1	5