Doug Bair vs. Travis Blackley — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Travis Blackley
MillenialAustraliaThrows LeftBats LeftOceaniaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Travis Blackley 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 5.23 and 1.427 for Travis Blackley. 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 Travis Blackley

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
5.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
8.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
1.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
6.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
38.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
34.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Travis Blackley

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.65
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.537
0.537
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Travis Blackley

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
584
6257.14
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
9840
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
246.43
Travis Blackley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Travis Blackley
Career
Per 600 PA