Paul Blair
1964–1980 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Baltimore Orioles, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees
1,946G
.250AVG
.302OBP
.382SLG
1,512H
134HR
620RBI
171SB
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,946 | 6,672 | 6,041 | 775 | 1,512 | 282 | 55 | 134 | 620 | 449 | 875 | 171 | 93 | 23 | 51 | 2,306 | .250 | .302 | .382 | .684 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1969-05-30 to 1969-06-19
29longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Triple Play | 1967-07-15 | 1 in 497 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1970-04-29 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1977-05-29 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 962 | 3242 | 715 | 57 | 299 | 227 | 389 | .245 | .291 | .362 |
| Away | 984 | 3430 | 797 | 77 | 321 | 222 | 486 | .256 | .297 | .400 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 208 | 822 | 188 | 17 | 76 | 53 | 93 | .248 | .293 | .366 |
| May | 328 | 1158 | 242 | 22 | 93 | 74 | 172 | .230 | .273 | .344 |
| June | 355 | 1197 | 285 | 26 | 119 | 94 | 137 | .266 | .317 | .416 |
| July | 338 | 1089 | 236 | 18 | 96 | 66 | 146 | .238 | .277 | .360 |
| August | 348 | 1183 | 266 | 27 | 120 | 83 | 166 | .250 | .295 | .392 |
| September | 352 | 1169 | 285 | 24 | 116 | 75 | 149 | .270 | .308 | .411 |
| October | 17 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | .200 | .259 | .280 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| detroit-tigers | 211 | 729 | 153 | 17 | 79 | 59 | 96 | .234 | .291 | .380 |
| boston-red-sox | 206 | 739 | 201 | 25 | 86 | 51 | 100 | .299 | .341 | .486 |
| cleveland-guardians | 202 | 705 | 145 | 10 | 62 | 45 | 108 | .227 | .270 | .335 |
| new-york-yankees | 195 | 702 | 164 | 11 | 66 | 43 | 84 | .257 | .295 | .376 |
| chicago-white-sox | 162 | 610 | 142 | 14 | 50 | 42 | 75 | .256 | .302 | .382 |
| california-angels | 157 | 509 | 108 | 8 | 50 | 35 | 67 | .233 | .281 | .341 |
| minnesota-twins | 148 | 521 | 130 | 13 | 57 | 39 | 69 | .282 | .324 | .436 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 112 | 430 | 103 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 43 | .263 | .307 | .403 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 |  Baltimore Orioles | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |
| 1965 | Baltimore Orioles | 119 | 364 | 85 | 5 | 25 | 8 | .234 | – | – |
| 1966 | Baltimore Orioles | 133 | 303 | 84 | 6 | 33 | 5 | .277 | – | – |
| 1967 | Baltimore Orioles | 151 | 552 | 162 | 11 | 64 | 8 | .293 | – | – |
| 1968 | Baltimore Orioles | 141 | 421 | 89 | 7 | 38 | 4 | .211 | – | – |
| 1969 | Baltimore Orioles | 150 | 625 | 178 | 26 | 76 | 20 | .285 | – | – |
| 1970 | Baltimore Orioles | 133 | 480 | 128 | 18 | 65 | 24 | .267 | – | – |
| 1971 | Baltimore Orioles | 141 | 516 | 135 | 10 | 44 | 14 | .262 | – | – |
| 1972 | Baltimore Orioles | 142 | 477 | 111 | 8 | 49 | 7 | .233 | – | – |
| 1973 | Baltimore Orioles | 146 | 500 | 140 | 10 | 64 | 18 | .280 | – | – |
| 1974 | Baltimore Orioles | 151 | 552 | 144 | 17 | 62 | 27 | .261 | – | – |
| 1975 | Baltimore Orioles | 140 | 440 | 96 | 5 | 31 | 17 | .218 | – | – |
| 1976 | Baltimore Orioles | 145 | 375 | 74 | 3 | 16 | 15 | .197 | – | – |
| 1977 |  New York Yankees | 83 | 164 | 43 | 4 | 25 | 3 | .262 | – | – |
| 1978 | New York Yankees | 74 | 124 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 1 | .169 | – | – |
| 1979 | Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees | 77 | 145 | 22 | 2 | 15 | – | .152 | – | – |
| 1980 | New York Yankees | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – |