Doug Bair vs. Ray Benge — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Benge
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Benge 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 4.52 and 1.480 for Ray Benge. 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 Ray Benge

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
1.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
0.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.72
43.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.97
71.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
4.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5626
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1875.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2177
10.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
2.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
3.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8278
39.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.31
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
5.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7650
36.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Ray Benge

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.087
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Ray Benge

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
353
300
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
659
560.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
105.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
95.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
10.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.19
21.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
115.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
116.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
38.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
32.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
70.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.85
20.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
58.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ray Benge
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
28.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Benge
Career
Per 600 PA