First-Class Bowling in Each Season by Bob Blair
| Season | | Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM |
| 1951-52 | (New Zealand) | 1054 | 42 | 440 | 13 | 3-34 | 33.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952-53 | (New Zealand) | 1347 | 60 | 443 | 23 | 8-36 | 19.26 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953-54 | (South Africa) | 1896 | 43 | 763 | 30 | 4-50 | 25.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-54 | (Australia) | 467 | 14 | 192 | 10 | 4-48 | 19.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953-54 | (New Zealand) | 174 | 9 | 71 | 5 | 4-32 | 14.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954-55 | (New Zealand) | 1176 | 43 | 560 | 34 | 6-50 | 16.47 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955-56 | (New Zealand) | 1685 | 55 | 882 | 47 | 7-100 | 18.76 | 5 | 1 |
| 1956-57 | (New Zealand) | 1952 | 105 | 784 | 53 | 9-72 | 14.79 | 6 | 4 |
| 1957-58 | (New Zealand) | 1814 | 103 | 606 | 49 | 6-29 | 12.36 | 7 | 3 |
| 1958 | (England) | 2753 | 109 | 1167 | 49 | 6-19 | 23.81 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | (Scotland) | 102 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 2-22 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958-59 | (New Zealand) | 2481 | 107 | 941 | 41 | 7-55 | 22.95 | 3 | 0 |
| 1959-60 | (New Zealand) | 929 | 66 | 299 | 14 | 6-43 | 21.35 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960-61 | (New Zealand) | 1415 | 90 | 448 | 31 | 7-30 | 14.45 | 2 | 0 |
| 1961-62 | (New Zealand) | 1512 | 96 | 535 | 44 | 6-40 | 12.15 | 4 | 2 |
| 1962-63 | (New Zealand) | 1466 | 77 | 562 | 32 | 7-84 | 17.56 | 3 | 0 |
| 1963-64 | (New Zealand) | 2449 | 135 | 856 | 49 | 6-49 | 17.46 | 5 | 1 |
| 1964-65 | (New Zealand) | 1084 | 63 | 376 | 11 | 4-102 | 34.18 | 0 | 0 |