Bill Bailey vs. Doug Bair — Career Comparison

Bill Bailey
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Bailey 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. Bill Bailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.441 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Bill Bailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Bailey and Doug Bair

Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
1.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.64
57.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3253
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1084.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1035
8.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
527
4.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
570
4.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.012
1.012
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3622
30.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
593
4.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3051
25.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.412
0.412
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.06
30.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Bill Bailey and Doug Bair

Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
3.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1662
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
5.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
6.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
5.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.09
93.09
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.699
1.699
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.67
27.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Bailey and Doug Bair

Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
209
313.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
366
549
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
106.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
7.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.81
28.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
115.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
136.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
34.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
22.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.15
30.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
30
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
162
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA