Doug Bair vs. Ed Durham — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Durham
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Durham 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 4.45 and 1.370 for Ed Durham. 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 Ed Durham

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
2.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.73
39.73
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.65
49.65
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
4.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
641.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
677
9.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
2.83
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
2.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.633
0.633
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2769
38.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
5.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2552
35.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Ed Durham

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Ed Durham

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
145
388.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
541.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
64.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.23
11.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
69.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
91.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
21.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
26.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
48.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.53
-1.42
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
26.79
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
168.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Ed Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
32.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Durham
Career
Per 600 PA