Doug Bair vs. Ollie Boyd — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie Boyd
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie Boyd 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 7.27 and 1.846 for Ollie Boyd. 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 Ollie Boyd

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.039
1.039
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Ollie Boyd

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Ollie Boyd

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
23.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA