Doug Bair vs. Dave Dowling — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Dowling
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Dowling 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. Dave Dowling posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Dave Dowling had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Dave Dowling

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.54
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
37.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
37.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Dave Dowling

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Dave Dowling

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-23.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
246.43
Dave Dowling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
2.43
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Dowling
Career
Per 600 PA