Doug Bair vs. Bernie Duffy — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bernie Duffy
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bernie Duffy 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 5.56 and 1.853 for Bernie Duffy. 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 Bernie Duffy

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.971
0.971
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
42.88
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6.35
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.853
1.853
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
40.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Bernie Duffy

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Bernie Duffy

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bernie Duffy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Bernie Duffy
Career
Per 600 PA