Doug Bair vs. Foster Edwards — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Foster Edwards
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Foster Edwards 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 4.76 and 1.629 for Foster Edwards. 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 Foster Edwards

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
2.96
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.36
30.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.76
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
3.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.847
0.847
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
41.45
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
36.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.45
41.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Foster Edwards

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Foster Edwards

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
60
734.69
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
42
514.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
2.89
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.049
0.049
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.35
-28.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
159.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Foster Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
73.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Foster Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA