Doug Bair vs. Joe Boehling — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Boehling
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Boehling 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. Joe Boehling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.97 and WHIP 1.348 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Joe Boehling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Joe Boehling

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.38
52.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.84
72.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
2.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2776
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
8.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
396
3.85
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.24
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3810
37.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.348
1.348
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3386
32.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Joe Boehling

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.309
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Joe Boehling

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
166
291.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
342
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
312
547.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
115.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
96.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
14.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.27
39.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
142.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
152.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
52.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
42.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
92.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.25
42.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
33.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
107.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.61
5.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
15.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Boehling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67