Doug Bair vs. Ed Brandt — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Brandt
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Brandt 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 3.86 and 1.375 for Ed Brandt. 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 Ed Brandt

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
1.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
1.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
0.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.58
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.32
45.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.54
73.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
974
3.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2342
9.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
877
3.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9721
38.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1084
4.3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8908
35.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Ed Brandt

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.561
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Ed Brandt

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
404
276.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
878
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
793
541.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
127.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162
110.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
14.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
17.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61.02
41.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
147.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
165.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
40.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
94.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.18
49.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
56.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.58
10.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
20.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
6.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Brandt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100