Doug Bair vs. Paul Edmondson — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Edmondson
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Edmondson 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 3.7 and 1.312 for Paul Edmondson. 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 Paul Edmondson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.246
0.246
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.2
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
8.3
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
7.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.3
8.3
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
37.88
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
3.94
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.266
1.266
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
33.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.88
37.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Paul Edmondson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.2
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.357
2.357
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Paul Edmondson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
280
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
12
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
2.82
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Paul Edmondson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
3.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Edmondson
Career
Per 600 PA