Doug Bair vs. Charles Bender — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charles Bender
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

Charles Bender 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. Charles Bender posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.113 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Charles Bender had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Charles Bender

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
1.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
0.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.54
62.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.77
72.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
0.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
2.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9051
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3017
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2645
7.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
712
2.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1711
5.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11928
35.58
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
3.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11114
33.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.58
35.58

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Charles Bender

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
472
2.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5652
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
3.89
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1110
5.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1051
5.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.227
2.227
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.65
36.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Charles Bender

Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
507
238.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1274
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1147
540.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
114.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
88.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
18.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
26.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.11
44.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
321
151.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
154.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
48.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
54.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
99.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100.1
47.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
35.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
75.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.96
7.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
19.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
9.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
10.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Charles Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.91
90.91