Doug Bair vs. Al Epperly — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Epperly
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Epperly 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 and 1.722 for Al Epperly. 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 Al Epperly

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.12
56.12
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.917
0.917
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
36.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Al Epperly

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Al Epperly

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
14
840
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.775
0.775
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
300
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
420
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
83.47
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Epperly
Career
Per 600 PA