Doug Bair vs. Blix Donnelly — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Blix Donnelly
Greatest GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Blix Donnelly 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. Blix Donnelly posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Blix Donnelly had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Blix Donnelly

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
2.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
3.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2075
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
691.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
8.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.98
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
3.85
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2934
38.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2612
33.99
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Blix Donnelly

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Blix Donnelly

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
190
495.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
524.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
83.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
73.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.01
18.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
20.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
52.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
14.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
91.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.57
6.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Blix Donnelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
39.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
6
15.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Blix Donnelly
Career
Per 600 PA