Doug Bair vs. Peanuts Davis — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Peanuts Davis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Peanuts 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 4.14 and 1.316 for Peanuts 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 Peanuts Davis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.95
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.71
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
3.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.671
0.671
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
38.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
35.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.13
38.13

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Peanuts Davis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
3.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.727
2.727
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.82
81.82
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Peanuts Davis

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
12
194.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
33
535.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.82
13.3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
7.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.5
18.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Peanuts Davis
Career
Per 600 PA