Paul Blair stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1980

Center Fielder

Age 82 · 6' 0"

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Paul Blair played 17 MLB seasons, 1964 to 1980.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,947
AB
6,042
R
776
H
1,513
HR
134
RBI
620
SB
171
AVG
.250

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1964BAL8100000.000
1965BAL11936449855258.234
1966BAL13330335846335.277
1967BAL1515527216211648.293
1968BAL14142148897384.211
1969BAL150625102178267620.285
1970BAL13348079128186524.267
1971BAL14151675135104414.262
1972BAL142477471118497.233
1973BAL14650073140106418.280
1974BAL15155277144176227.261
1975BAL140440519653117.218
1976BAL145375297431615.197
1977NYY8316420434253.262
1978NYY7512510222131.176
1979CIN/NYY771457222150.152
1980NYY12220000.000

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
53
AB
146
R
21
H
38
HR
3
RBI
15
SB
1
AVG
.260

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
6,673
TB
2,307
XBH
471
HBP
23
IBB
23
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1964BAL1000000
1965BAL409123264300
1966BAL325126280000
1967BAL619246505300
1968BAL467134302400
1969BAL685298632000
1970BAL548210443100
1971BAL555205421200
1972BAL514171360000
1973BAL554201380400
1974BAL615230482000
1975BAL487132220000
1976BAL41399192200
1977NYY18365112100
1978NYY1363370000
1979CIN/NYY1603470300
1980NYY2000000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
34.3
RC
737.8
RC/27
4.20
ISOP
.131
SECA
.219
BB/K
0.51
AB/HR
45.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1964BAL-0.2-0.4-5.9.000-1000
1965BAL0.339.73.7.1040.20.672.80
1966BAL1.9394.5.1390.20.450.50
1967BAL6.490.66.1520.20.750.20
1968BAL1.939.43.1.1070.20.660.10
1969BAL6.71025.8.1920.30.6240
1970BAL5.677.25.6.1710.30.626.70
1971BAL2.763.34.3.1360.20.351.60
1972BAL2.2463.2.1260.20.359.60
1973BAL4.671.55.1.1220.20.6500
1974BAL5.078.34.9.1560.30.732.50
1975BAL0.634.22.5.0820.20.3880
1976BAL-1.324.62.1.0670.10.51250
1977NYY0.4214.3.1340.20.6410
1978NYY-0.971.8.0880.20.562.50
1979CIN/NYY-1.661.3.0830.20.472.50
1980NYY0.0-0.2-2.7.0000000

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
82 yearsFeb 1, 1944
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1964
Birthplace
Cushing, OK
AL Gold Glove
8x

What were Paul Blair's career stats?

Paul Blair played 17 seasons for the Orioles and the Yankees. He was a career .250 hitter with 1,513 hits, 134 home runs and 620 RBI. His best season was 1967: a .293 batting average, 11 home runs and 64 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 8 postseasons, 1964 to 1980

Paul Blair finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

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Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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