Luke Archer vs. Doug Bair — Career Comparison

Luke Archer
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Luke 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 3.98 and 1.509 for Luke 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 Luke Archer and Doug Bair

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
9.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.97
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
1.049
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
43.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.66
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.509
1.509
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
37.77
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Luke Archer and Doug Bair

Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Archer and Doug Bair

Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.326
0.326
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
13.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
4.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Archer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA