Doug Bair vs. Clay Bryant — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clay Bryant
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clay Bryant 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 3.73 and 1.423 for Clay Bryant. 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 Clay Bryant

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
2.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.88
34.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
3.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1630
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
543.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
511
8.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.46
8.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
4.34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2359
39.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
4.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2092
34.65
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Clay Bryant

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.808
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Clay Bryant

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
185
544.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
564.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
150
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
114.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.41
62.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
220.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
170.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
141.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
82.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
208.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
69.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.71
9.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Clay Bryant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
14.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Clay Bryant
Career
Per 600 PA