Doug Bair vs. Vallie Eaves — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Vallie Eaves
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Vallie Eaves 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 4.58 and 1.651 for Vallie Eaves. 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 Vallie Eaves

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
2.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.68
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.58
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
8.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.91
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.094
1.094
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
40.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.26
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.651
1.651
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
34.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Vallie Eaves

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.417
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Vallie Eaves

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
24
389.19
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
567.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
4.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-19.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
194.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Vallie Eaves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.08
3.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Vallie Eaves
Career
Per 600 PA