Doug Bair vs. Asa Brainard — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Asa Brainard
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore CanariesUnknownStarting Pitcher

Asa Brainard 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 4.4 and 1.697 for Asa Brainard. 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 Asa Brainard

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.17
31.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.47
96.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
4.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2099
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
699.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1109
14.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.147
0.147
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3625
46.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
11.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.697
1.697
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3547
45.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.63
46.63

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Asa Brainard

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2658
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
886
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.62
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.91
77.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.31
79.31
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Asa Brainard

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
108
135.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
587.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
13.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
13.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.07
39.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
159.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
158.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
56.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
145.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.43
47.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.14
68.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
1.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Asa Brainard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
5.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Asa Brainard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14