Doug Bair vs. Heinie Berger — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Heinie Berger
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Heinie Berger 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. Heinie Berger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.6 and WHIP 1.135 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Heinie Berger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Heinie Berger

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.46
52.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
2.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1797
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
599
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
2.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
5.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.856
0.856
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2309
34.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
3.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.135
1.135
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
31.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.69
34.69

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Heinie Berger

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1794
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
598
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
2.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
3.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.09
94.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.122
2.122
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.56
75.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Heinie Berger

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
90
241.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
551.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
24.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.11
16.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
101.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
85.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
32.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
29.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
61.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
2.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
198.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
34.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Heinie Berger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100