Doug Bair vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 3.63 and 1.453 for Doug Bair. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bair and Marty McHale

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
3.63
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
9.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
182
4.57
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1383
34.74
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Marty McHale

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
5.78
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.71
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Marty McHale

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
65
312
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
56
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
557.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
16.45
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.92
23.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
139.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
57.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.11
-11.86
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.76
22.84
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.2
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100