Doug Bair vs. Jim Buchanan — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Buchanan
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Buchanan 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. Jim Buchanan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.5 and WHIP 1.245 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Jim Buchanan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Jim Buchanan

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.71
35.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
3.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.573
0.573
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
36.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
4.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
34.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Jim Buchanan

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.18
68.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Jim Buchanan

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
530.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
80.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.3
26.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
92.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
24.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100