Doug Bair vs. Sheriff Blake — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sheriff Blake
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sheriff Blake 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 4.13 and 1.547 for Sheriff Blake. 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 Sheriff Blake

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
1.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
1.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.03
46.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.47
64.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
744
4.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4860
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1620
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1766
9.81
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.81
9.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
740
4.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
621
3.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7149
39.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
876
4.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
35.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Sheriff Blake

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Sheriff Blake

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
310
308.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
602
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
558
556.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
117.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
111.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
4.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
5.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.051
0.051
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.79
27.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
124.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
133.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
45.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
29.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.55
32.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
13.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
90.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
6.62
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
27.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheriff Blake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Sheriff Blake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0