Fred Archer vs. Doug Bair — Career Comparison

Fred Archer
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Archer built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bair as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Bair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.453 compared to 6.35 and 1.513 for Fred Archer. By the career numbers, Doug Bair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Archer and Doug Bair

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
10.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.656
0.656
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
40.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
36.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.16
40.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Fred Archer and Doug Bair

Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.143
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Archer and Doug Bair

Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
247.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
53.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
0.62
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
69.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Fred Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA