Doug Bair vs. Bob Buhl — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Buhl
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Buhl 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 led in strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 92 vs 85), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 92 vs 91). Bob Buhl held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 84 vs 73). Role difference aside, Doug Bair holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Bob Buhl

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.58
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.7
55.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.74
80.74
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1019
3.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7761
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2587
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2446
8.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
0.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1105
3.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1268
4.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.24
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11045
38.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1162
4.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.373
1.373
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9903
34.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Bob Buhl

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
1.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
351
1.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7297
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2432.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
1.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
2.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
672
2.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.39
97.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.471
1.471
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.81
76.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Bob Buhl

Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
457
288.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
952
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
857
540.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
47.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
46.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8.72
5.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
49.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
73.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
19.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
16.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
35.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
-27.09
-17.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
389
245.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.45
2.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
33.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Buhl
Career
Per 600 PA
10
6.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Buhl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50