How Doug Bair's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Doug Bair posted a career ERA of 3.63, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1978, posting 1.97, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.73 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 6.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.05 in 1988 to 2.27 in 1989 and 4.81 in 1990. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.97 to 6.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Doug Bair Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Doug Bair
| Doug Bair
ERA | Doug Bair
Component ERA | Doug Bair
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.63 | 3.68 | 4.07 |
| Season Avg. | 3.63 | 3.68 | 4.07 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.63 | 3.68 | 4.07 |
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Doug Bair ERA Per Season
Doug Bair's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Doug Bair ERA by Team
Doug Bair's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Doug Bair ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Doug Bair's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Doug Bair ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Doug Bair's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Doug Bair ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Doug Bair's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
