Al Bauer vs. Dennis Blair — Career Comparison

Al Bauer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Blair
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Bauer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dennis Blair posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.69 and WHIP 1.478 compared to 5.37 and 1.752 for Al Bauer. By the career numbers, Dennis Blair had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Bauer and Dennis Blair

Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.65
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.01
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.66
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
87.1
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.37
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.69
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
8.89
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.02
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.34
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.66
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.88
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
5.1
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.36
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
4.73
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.248
1.248
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
2.52
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.48
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
42.76
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
39.45
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
8.05
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.22
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.32
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.06
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.752
1.752
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
35.89
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1265
33.58
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.76
42.76
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Al Bauer and Dennis Blair

Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.17
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.65
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.43
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
27
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
9
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.51
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.83
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.15
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.5
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.02
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.83
93.83
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.226
1.226
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
87.1
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Bauer and Dennis Blair

Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
302.44
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
123
600
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
600
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
531.71
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
68.29
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
63.41
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.98
25.62
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.33
11.37
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
73.17
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
92.68
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
24.39
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.63
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
39.02
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.14
29.68
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-0.68
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.39
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
51
248.78
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.75
5.75
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
39.02
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.88
Al Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.88
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Blair
Career
Per 600 PA