Doug Bair vs. Buttons Briggs — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buttons Briggs
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Buttons Briggs 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. Buttons Briggs posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Buttons Briggs had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Buttons Briggs

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.35
48.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
3.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2567
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
855.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
3.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3656
38.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
477
5.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.415
1.415
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
34.55
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Buttons Briggs

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2568
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
856
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.73
95.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.906
1.906
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.17
47.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Buttons Briggs

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
106
181.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
324
555.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
82.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
3.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
10.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.62
21.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
101.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
114.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
29.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
15.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
32.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
113.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.3
5.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Buttons Briggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100