Doug Bair vs. Charlie Devens — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Devens
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charlie Devens 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 3.73 and 1.659 for Charlie Devens. 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 Charlie Devens

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.76
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
6.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
41.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.16
41.16

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Charlie Devens

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Charlie Devens

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
454.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
26.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
30.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Devens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100