Doug Bair vs. Alex Broome — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Broome
Greatest GenerationFloridaNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alex Broome 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 3.72 and 1.293 for Alex Broome. 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 Alex Broome

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.171
0.171
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
6.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
41.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
6.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.48
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
32.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Alex Broome

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Alex Broome

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.12
-8.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Alex Broome
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Broome
Career
Per 600 PA