Doug Bair vs. Alonzo Boone — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alonzo Boone
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alonzo Boone 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 3.9 and 1.407 for Alonzo Boone. 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 Alonzo Boone

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.17
55.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
3.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
804
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267
8.97
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
4.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
40.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
5.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
35.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Alonzo Boone

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
818
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
272.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
2.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.95
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.77
90.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.04
66.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Alonzo Boone

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
54
267.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
555.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
69.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
29.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
21.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
44.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
99.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
10.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Alonzo Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100