Doug Bair vs. Bobby Burke — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bobby Burke
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bobby Burke 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 4.28 and 1.400 for Bobby Burke. 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 Bobby Burke

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
2.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.65
34.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
4.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2756
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
918.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
926
9.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
3.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
2.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.24
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3985
39.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
4.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3601
35.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Bobby Burke

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.878
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Bobby Burke

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
260
503.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
310
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
538.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
104.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
87.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.74
28.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
125.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
125.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
40.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
87.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.59
30.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
21.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
81.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.38
7.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bobby Burke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
40.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Bobby Burke
Career
Per 600 PA