Paul Blair vs Willie Norwood

Paul BlairWillie Norwood

Paul Blair and Willie Norwood compared on their MLB careers: Paul Blair played 17 seasons, 1964 to 1980, Willie Norwood 4 seasons, 1977 to 1980. Paul Blair has .250 batting average to Willie Norwood's .242. Paul Blair won 4 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Paul Blair and Willie Norwood career totals
1,947GP294
6,042AB854
776R109
1,513H207
134HR18
620RBI93
171SB41
0.3AVG0.2
0.3OBP0.3
0.4SLG0.4
0.7OPS0.7

Titles and awards

  • Paul Blair: 4 championships; AL Gold Glove ×8
  • Willie Norwood: 0 championships; 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 Willie Norwood 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.
1st1964.000001977.22939
2nd1965.2345251978.255846
3rd1966.2776331979.248630
4th1967.29311641980.16418
5th1968.211738————
6th1969.2852676————
7th1970.2671865————
8th1971.2621044————
9th1972.233849————
10th1973.2801064————
11th1974.2611762————
12th1975.218531————
13th1976.197316————
14th1977.262425————
15th1978.176213————
16th1979.152215————
17th1980.00000————

What the columns mean: AVG · HR · RBI