Paul Blair vs Tom Brookens

Paul BlairTom Brookens

Paul Blair and Tom Brookens compared on their MLB careers: Paul Blair played 17 seasons, 1964 to 1980, Tom Brookens 12 seasons, 1979 to 1990. Paul Blair has .250 batting average to Tom Brookens's .246. Paul Blair won 4 titles, Tom Brookens won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Paul Blair and Tom Brookens career totals
1,947GP1,336
6,042AB3,865
776R477
1,513H950
134HR71
620RBI431
171SB86
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

How do they compare in the postseason?

Paul Blair and Tom Brookens postseason
53GP10
146AB18
21R0
38H0
3HR0
15RBI0
1SB0
0.3AVG0
0.3OBP0
0.4SLG0
0.7OPS0

Titles and awards

  • Paul Blair: 4 championships; AL Gold Glove ×8
  • Tom Brookens: 1 championship; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Paul Blair and Tom Brookens season by season
AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.
1st1964.000001979.263421
2nd1965.2345251980.2751066
3rd1966.2776331981.243425
4th1967.29311641982.231958
5th1968.2117381983.214632
6th1969.28526761984.246526
7th1970.26718651985.237747
8th1971.26210441986.270325
9th1972.2338491987.2411359
10th1973.28010641988.243538
11th1974.26117621989.226414
12th1975.2185311990.266120
13th1976.197316————
14th1977.262425————
15th1978.176213————
16th1979.152215————
17th1980.00000————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI