Doug Bair vs. Willie Bunn — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Willie Bunn
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Willie Bunn 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 7.29 and 2.095 for Willie Bunn. 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 Willie Bunn

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
14.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.57
14.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
6.82
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.203
1.203
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.095
2.095
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
41.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.86
45.86

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Willie Bunn

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Willie Bunn

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.82
54.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.661
0.661
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Willie Bunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Willie Bunn
Career
Per 600 PA