Doug Bair vs. Walter Ball — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Ball
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Walter Ball 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. Walter Ball posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.220 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Walter Ball had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Walter Ball

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.97
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.24
54.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.08
73.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
1591
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
530.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
8.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
4.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2211
37.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2014
34.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Walter Ball

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
2364
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
94.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.698
1.698
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.59
27.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Walter Ball

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
116
201.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
346
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
556.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
143.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.41
50.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
173.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
169.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.603
0.603
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
119.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.55
61.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
22.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
17.34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Ball
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100