Doug Bair vs. Fred Blanding — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Blanding 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. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Fred Blanding

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
859
9.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
395
4.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
34.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Fred Blanding

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
5.78
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Fred Blanding

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
118.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
18.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
43.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
92.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80