Doug Bair vs. Wayland Dean — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wayland Dean
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wayland Dean 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 4.87 and 1.538 for Wayland Dean. 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 Wayland Dean

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
4.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1457
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
485.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
559
10.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
2.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.24
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2174
40.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
5.89
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.538
1.538
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1973
36.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.29
40.29

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Wayland Dean

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.573
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Wayland Dean

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
127
362.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
560
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.691
0.691
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.69
64.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
220
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
168.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.679
0.679
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.592
0.592
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
68.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
88.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
140
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.08
68.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.71
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
134.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.47
4.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayland Dean
Career
Per 600 PA