Doug Bair vs. Roy Witherup — Career Comparison

Doug Bair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy Witherup
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Roy Witherup 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 4.44 and 1.454 for Roy Witherup. 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 Roy Witherup

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.54
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.67
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.12
56.12
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.67
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.8
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
3.63
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162.1
9
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
839
8.3
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
10.48
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
405
4.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.76
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
6.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
3.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3902
38.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
683
37.87
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
2.96
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
3.94
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
5.49
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.34
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.63
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.368
1.368
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3407
33.72
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
35.15
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Doug Bair and Roy Witherup

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
5.78
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.44
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.94
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2728
27
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
486
27
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.1
9
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
9
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
1.22
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.33
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
2.02
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.61
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
1.93
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.39
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.49
91.49
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.654
1.654
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.09
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bair and Roy Witherup

Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
584
6257.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
26
294.34
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
52
557.14
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
588.68
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
3
32.14
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
16.45
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
6.99
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
5
53.57
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
67.92
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.11
-11.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-13.74
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
23
246.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
147.17
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Roy Witherup
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
42.86
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bair
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy Witherup
Career
Per 600 PA