Doug Bair vs. Bullet Joe Bush — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bullet Joe Bush
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bullet Joe Bush 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. Bullet Joe Bush posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Bullet Joe Bush had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Bullet Joe Bush

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
1.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
1.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
0.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.59
51.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.85
74.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1205
3.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9262
27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3087.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2992
8.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1263
3.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
3.85
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.836
0.836
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.26
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13185
38.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
4.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11860
34.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Bullet Joe Bush

Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
498
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1086
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1052
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.112
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Bullet Joe Bush

Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
581
264.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1316
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1239
564.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
142.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
104.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
26.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
37.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121.18
55.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
427
194.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
366
166.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.628
0.628
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
58.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
62.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
258
117.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.53
60.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
24.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PAverified
194
88.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
6.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
10.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Bullet Joe Bush
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50