Doug Bair vs. Bill Essick — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Essick
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Essick 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. Bill Essick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.410 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Bill Essick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Bill Essick

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.95
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
9.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.15
9.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.54
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3.39
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.771
0.771
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
37.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3407
33.72
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
33.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.48
37.48

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Bill Essick

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.36
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.74
94.74
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Bill Essick

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
225
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.14
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
4.5
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.096
0.096
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-24.46
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.43
3.43
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
42.86
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Essick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100