Doug Bair vs. Bernie Boland — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Boland
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Boland 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. Bernie Boland posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Bernie Boland had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Bernie Boland

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
1.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
1.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.58
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.2
56.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.94
56.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
3.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3186
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1062
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
7.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
3.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4324
36.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
3.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3863
32.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.64
36.64

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Bernie Boland

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.543
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Bernie Boland

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
216
351.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
369
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
327
531.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
73.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
58.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
11.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
14.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.32
21.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
91.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
123.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
47.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
65.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.85
16.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
50.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
134.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bernie Boland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Boland
Career
Per 600 PA