Doug Bair vs. Eddie Butler — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Butler
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Butler 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 5.8 and 1.695 for Eddie Butler. 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 Eddie Butler

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
2.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.37
49.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
5.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
263.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
10.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.96
10.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
5.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.024
1.024
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1204
41.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
6.28
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.661
1.661
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1056
36.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Eddie Butler

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
2.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
263.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.37
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.39
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.37
49.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Eddie Butler

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
79
667.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
515.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
1.99
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.43
-28.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
202.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Eddie Butler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
67.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Butler
Career
Per 600 PA