Doug Bair

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1990)

W–L 55–43
ERA 3.63
WHIP 1.37
SO 689
Pitcher PIV 1410.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 170 lb
Born
8/22/1949 in Defiance, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1976-09-13
Last Game
1990-10-03

Full name: Charles Douglas Bair

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
55 43 584 5 0 0 81 909.3 839 367 86 405 689 3.63 1410.0

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 3.85 across their career seasons — 5.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1976 PIT NL 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6.3 4 4 5 4 5.68 — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 4 6 45 0 0 0 8 83.3 78 32 57 68 3.46 4.00 (+14%) -1824.0
1978 CIN NL 7 6 70 0 0 0 28 100.3 87 22 38 91 1.97 3.69 (+46%) 2566.4
1979 CIN NL 11 7 65 0 0 0 16 94.3 93 45 51 86 4.29 4.00 (-7%) 988.6
1980 CIN NL 3 6 61 0 0 0 6 85.0 91 40 39 62 4.24 3.84 (-10%) 142.5
1981 CIN NL 2 2 24 0 0 0 0 39.0 42 25 17 16 5.77 3.58 (-61%) -1141.3
1981 SLN NL 2 0 11 0 0 0 1 15.7 13 6 2 14 3.45 3.58 (+4%) 938.1
1982 SLN NL 5 3 63 0 0 0 8 91.7 69 26 36 68 2.55 3.86 (+34%) 995.5
1983 SLN NL 1 1 26 0 0 0 1 29.7 24 10 13 21 3.03 3.87 (+22%) -396.3
1983 DET AL 7 3 27 1 0 0 4 55.7 51 24 19 39 3.88 3.87 (avg) -595.1
1984 DET AL 5 3 47 1 0 0 4 93.7 82 39 36 57 3.75 3.81 (+2%) -658.1
1985 DET AL 2 0 21 3 0 0 0 49.0 54 34 25 30 6.24 3.89 (-60%) 56.8
1985 SLN NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 2 0 0.00 — 0.0
1986 OAK AL 2 3 31 0 0 0 4 45.0 37 15 18 40 3.00 3.97 (+24%) 380.1
1987 PHI NL 2 0 11 0 0 0 0 13.7 17 9 5 10 5.93 4.29 (-38%) -689.0
1988 TOR AL 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 13.3 14 6 3 8 4.05 3.73 (-8%) -153.4
1989 PIT NL 2 3 44 0 0 0 1 67.3 52 17 28 56 2.27 3.71 (+39%) 1008.7
1990 PIT NL 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 24.3 30 13 11 19 4.81 3.86 (-25%) -209.4
Career · 18 seasons 55 43 584 5 0 0 81 909.1 839 367 405 689 3.63 — 1,410

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
584 52 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 23 .096 .096 .173 .269 0

Career AVG .096 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 62.9% below league average.

Career OBP .096 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 70.4% below league average.

Career SLG .173 vs. league average .387 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career OPS .269 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 62.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1976 PIT NL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 OAK AL 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 CIN NL 70 14 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1979 CIN NL 65 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 CIN NL 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 CIN NL 24 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1981 SLN NL 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 SLN NL 63 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .077 — — — — 0.0
1983 SLN NL 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 DET AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 DET AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 DET AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 SLN NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 OAK AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 PHI NL 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 TOR AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 PIT NL 44 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .200 — — — — 0.0
1990 PIT NL 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 18 seasons 584 52 2 5 1 0 1 4 0 0 23 .096 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1984 WS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 NLCS SLN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 WS SLN 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1979 NLCS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 2 6 0 0 4.7 6 3 6 4 5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1984 WS DET 0 0 1 0 0 0.7 0 0 0 1 0.00
1982 NLCS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 3 0 0.00
1982 WS SLN 0 1 3 0 0 2.0 2 2 2 3 9.00
1979 NLCS CIN 0 1 1 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home288190100.053
Away296332414.121

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home288474.14011712043583.24
Away296435.04381962013314.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1990-10-03 PITNYNL 000000000
1990-09-18 PITCHCL 000000000
1990-09-13 PITNYNL 000000000
1990-09-09 PITWSNL 000000000
1990-09-07 PITWSNL 000000000
1990-08-23 PITCINW 000000000
1990-08-18 PITCINW 100000001
1990-08-15 PITATLL 000000000
1990-08-12 PITSTLL 000000000
1990-06-23 PITWSNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1990-10-03 PITNYN — 2.0322021
1990-09-18 PITCHC — 1.0200010
1990-09-13 PITNYN — 0.1122101
1990-09-09 PITWSN — 1.0111011
1990-09-07 PITWSN — 0.1000010
1990-08-23 PITCIN — 1.0311010
1990-08-18 PITCIN — 1.1100000
1990-08-15 PITATL — 2.0100030
1990-08-12 PITSTL — 2.1300020
1990-06-23 PITWSN — 0.0210100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 584 5 72 123 9 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1976 PIT P 4 0 1 0 0 0
1977 OAK P 45 0 7 14 1 1
1978 CIN P 70 0 11 7 1 1
1979 CIN P 65 0 5 9 1 1
1980 CIN P 61 0 3 21 0 1
1981 CIN P 24 0 2 4 1 0
1981 SLN P 11 0 0 2 0 0
1982 SLN P 63 0 9 13 1 1
1983 SLN P 26 0 2 3 0 0
1983 DET P 27 1 1 7 1 0
1984 DET P 47 1 12 11 0 2
1985 DET P 21 3 4 9 0 0
1985 SLN P 2 0 0 0 0 0
1986 OAK P 31 0 2 7 0 1
1987 PHI P 11 0 1 1 1 0
1988 TOR P 10 0 2 1 0 0
1989 PIT P 44 0 8 10 1 0
1990 PIT P 22 0 2 4 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 584

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1978 Player of the Week Week of 1978-07-21

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1990 PIT NL $325,000
1989 PIT NL $150,000
1986 OAK AL $96,000
Total Career Earnings $571,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Bowling Green State University Bowling Green OH 1970, 1971

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Doug Bair (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Larry Sherry
    53-44, 3.67 ERA
  2. 94
    Norm Charlton
    51-54, 3.71 ERA
  3. 92
    Tippy Martinez
    55-42, 3.45 ERA
  4. 91
    Don Elston
    49-54, 3.69 ERA
  5. 91
    Jack Baldschun
    48-41, 3.69 ERA
  6. 86
    Dave LaRoche
    65-58, 3.53 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Bair

What years did Doug Bair play?
Doug Bair played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1990.
Was Doug Bair a pitcher?
Yes. Doug Bair pitched in the major leagues, recording 55 wins and 689 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Bair hit?
Doug Bair hit 1 career home runs with 5 hits.