James Atkins vs. Doug Bair — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James Atkins 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. James Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.733 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and Doug Bair

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and Doug Bair

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and Doug Bair

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA