Doug Bair vs. Eric Erickson — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eric Erickson
Lost GenerationSwedenThrows RightBats RightEuropeWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eric Erickson 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 3.85 and 1.440 for Eric Erickson. 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 Eric Erickson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.59
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.37
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.62
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.36
37.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.14
64.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
3.85
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2466
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
805
8.81
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.41
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
4.01
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
4.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
4.02
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.908
0.908
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3902
38.62
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3542
38.78
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.36
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
458
5.01
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3128
34.25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.62
38.62
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Eric Erickson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2728
27
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909.1
9
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.22
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
2.02
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.93
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.334
0.334
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Eric Erickson

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
145
281.55
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
279
541.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
97.09
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
79.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.71
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
15.53
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
17.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.71
26.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
9
96.43
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
118.45
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
122.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
31.07
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
40.78
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
69.9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.36
24.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.24
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
178.64
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Eric Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
33.01
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Eric Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA