Doug Bair vs. Willie Blair — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Willie Blair 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. Willie Blair led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 92), home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 73), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 92). Doug Bair held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Willie Blair.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Willie Blair

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.61
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
713
5.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
10.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.16
10.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
1.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
759
5.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5572
39.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
5.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5022
35.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Willie Blair

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.79
95.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Willie Blair

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
418
1510.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
534.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.007
0.007
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
18.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
246.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA