Doug Bair vs. Lee Davis — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Davis
UnknownKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Davis 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 5.63 and 1.625 for Lee Davis. 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 Lee Davis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.63
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
33.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Lee Davis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Lee Davis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Lee Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Davis
Career
Per 600 PA