Doug Bair vs. Tommy Bridges — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Tommy Bridges 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. Tommy Bridges posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Tommy Bridges

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
1.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
2675
8.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
3.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
5.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.014
1.014
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12165
38.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10938
34.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Tommy Bridges

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Tommy Bridges

Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1003
526.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
18.39
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
224
117.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
133.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
81.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.58
28.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
38.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
34.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA