Doug Bair vs. Neal Baker — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Neal Baker
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Neal Baker 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 5.71 and 1.962 for Neal Baker. By the career numbers, Doug Bair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Neal Baker

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
14.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.02
14.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.577
0.577
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
43.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.962
1.962
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
39.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Neal Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Neal Baker

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

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Neal Baker

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Neal Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Neal Baker
Career
Per 600 PA