Doug Bair vs. Joe Dawson — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dawson
Lost GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Dawson 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 4.15 and 1.448 for Joe Dawson. 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 Joe Dawson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
2.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.51
30.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
8.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
2.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
39.31
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.448
1.448
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
35.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Joe Dawson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Joe Dawson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
416.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
543.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.641
0.641
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
141.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.47
52.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
169.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
176.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.052
0.052
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
49.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
28.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
77.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.88
62.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
35.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
63.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
21.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dawson
Career
Per 600 PA