Doug Bair vs. Reese Diggs — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Reese Diggs
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Reese Diggs 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 6.75 and 1.922 for Reese Diggs. 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 Reese Diggs

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.85
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.797
0.797
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
41.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.922
1.922
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
35.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.34
41.34

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Reese Diggs

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Reese Diggs

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
27.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Reese Diggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Reese Diggs
Career
Per 600 PA