Jake Arrieta vs. Doug Bair — Career Comparison

Jake Arrieta
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jake Arrieta 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 87), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 89). Jake Arrieta held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 73). Role difference aside, Doug Bair holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jake Arrieta and Doug Bair

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.29
55.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
3.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1450
8.09
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1433
8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
6.82
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6755
37.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
4.39
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
0.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6047
33.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Jake Arrieta and Doug Bair

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4837
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1612.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
2.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
2.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
92.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.89
97.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Arrieta and Doug Bair

Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
289
407.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
426
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382
538.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
88.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
66.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.92
29.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
133.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
112.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
35.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
64.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.94
21.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
22.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
197
277.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
246.43
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
2.16
2.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
38.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
7.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Arrieta
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA