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 run with 5 hits.

What teams did Doug Bair play for?

Doug Bair played for 7 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1976, 1989–1990), the Oakland Athletics (1977, 1986), the Cincinnati Reds (1978–1981), the St. Louis Cardinals (1981–1983, 1985), the Detroit Tigers (1983–1985), the Philadelphia Phillies (1987), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1988).

What were Doug Bair's career stats?

In 584 games, Doug Bair went 55-43 with a 3.63 ERA, 689 strikeouts, 909.1 innings pitched, and 81 saves.

What was Doug Bair's salary?

Doug Bair's last recorded salary was $325,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $325,000, in 1990, and his lowest was $96,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1990.

What position did Doug Bair play?

Doug Bair played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Doug Bair and how much did he weigh?

Doug Bair was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.

What was Doug Bair's career ERA?

Doug Bair finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 55-43 with 689 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Doug Bair have?

Doug Bair recorded 689 career strikeouts.

Is Doug Bair in the Hall of Fame?

No. Doug Bair has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Doug Bair

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

Doug Bair was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1990 for 7 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 15 seasons. Across 584 career appearances, he went 55-43 with a 3.63 ERA, 689 strikeouts, and 81 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1410.0.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

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

Doug Bair — 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	909.1	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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Doug Bair Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1976	PIT	NL	0	0	4	0	0	6.1	4	4	5	4	5.68	—	0.0
1977	OAK	AL	4	6	45	0	8	83.1	78	32	57	68	3.46	4.00 (+14%)	-1824.0
1978	CIN	NL	7	6	70	0	28	100.1	87	22	38	91	1.97	3.69 (+46%)	2566.4
1979	CIN	NL	11	7	65	0	16	94.1	93	45	51	86	4.29	4.00 (-7%)	988.6
1980	CIN	NL	3	6	61	0	6	85.0	91	40	39	62	4.24	3.84 (-10%)	142.5
1981	CIN	NL	2	2	24	0	0	39.0	42	25	17	16	5.77	3.58 (-61%)	-1141.3
1981	SLN	NL	2	0	11	0	1	15.2	13	6	2	14	3.45	3.58 (+4%)	938.1
1982	SLN	NL	5	3	63	0	8	91.2	69	26	36	68	2.55	3.86 (+34%)	995.5
1983	SLN	NL	1	1	26	0	1	29.2	24	10	13	21	3.03	3.87 (+22%)	-396.3
1983	DET	AL	7	3	27	1	4	55.2	51	24	19	39	3.88	3.87 (avg)	-595.1
1984	DET	AL	5	3	47	1	4	93.2	82	39	36	57	3.75	3.81 (+2%)	-658.1
1985	DET	AL	2	0	21	3	0	49.0	54	34	25	30	6.24	3.89 (-60%)	56.8
1985	SLN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	2.0	1	0	2	0	0.00	—	0.0
1986	OAK	AL	2	3	31	0	4	45.0	37	15	18	40	3.00	3.97 (+24%)	380.1
1987	PHI	NL	2	0	11	0	0	13.2	17	9	5	10	5.93	4.29 (-38%)	-689.0
1988	TOR	AL	0	0	10	0	0	13.1	14	6	3	8	4.05	3.73 (-8%)	-153.4
1989	PIT	NL	2	3	44	0	1	67.1	52	17	28	56	2.27	3.71 (+39%)	1008.7
1990	PIT	NL	0	0	22	0	0	24.1	30	13	11	19	4.81	3.86 (-25%)	-209.4
Career · 18 seasons			55	43	584	5	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

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

Doug Bair — 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

Doug Bair — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1984	WS	DET	1	.000
1982	NLCS	SLN	1	.000
1982	WS	SLN	3	.000
1979	NLCS	CIN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Doug Bair — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	2	6	0	0	4.2	6	3	6	4	5.79

Playoff Pitching by Year

Doug Bair — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1984	WS	DET	0	1	0.2	0	0	0	1	0.00
1982	NLCS	SLN	0	1	1.0	2	0	3	0	0.00
1982	WS	SLN	1	3	2.0	2	2	2	3	9.00
1979	NLCS	CIN	1	1	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

Doug Bair — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	288	19	0	1	0	0	.053
Away	296	33	2	4	1	4	.121

Pitching — Home / Away

Doug Bair — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	288	474.1	401	171	204	358	3.24
Away	296	435.0	438	196	201	331	4.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

Doug Bair — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1990-10-03	PIT	NYN	L	0	0
1990-09-18	PIT	CHC	L	0	0
1990-09-13	PIT	NYN	L	0	0
1990-09-09	PIT	WSN	L	0	0
1990-09-07	PIT	WSN	L	0	0
1990-08-23	PIT	CIN	W	0	0
1990-08-18	PIT	CIN	W	1	1
1990-08-15	PIT	ATL	L	0	0
1990-08-12	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1990-06-23	PIT	WSN	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doug Bair — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-10-03	PIT	NYN	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	2	1
1990-09-18	PIT	CHC	—	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1990-09-13	PIT	NYN	—	0.1	1	2	2	1	0	1
1990-09-09	PIT	WSN	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1
1990-09-07	PIT	WSN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1990-08-23	PIT	CIN	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0
1990-08-18	PIT	CIN	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-08-15	PIT	ATL	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
1990-08-12	PIT	STL	—	2.1	3	0	0	0	2	0
1990-06-23	PIT	WSN	—	0.0	2	1	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doug Bair — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	584	5	72	123	9	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doug Bair — 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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Doug Bair Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	584

Awards & Honors

Doug Bair — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-07-21

Salary History

Doug Bair's recorded salaries total $571,000 over 3 seasons, 1986 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bair's career ran from 1976 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985, 1987, and 1988.

Doug Bair — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	PIT	NL	$325,000
1989	PIT	NL	$150,000
1986	OAK	AL	$96,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$571,000

College History

Doug Bair — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green	OH	1970, 1971

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Career Spans

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Doug Bair: the record in brief

Doug Bair's major league career runs from a debut on September 13, 1976 to a final game on October 3, 1990. The team column moves through the Pittsburgh Pirates (1976 to 1990), the Oakland Athletics (1977 through 1986), the Cincinnati Reds (1978 to 1981), the St. Louis Cardinals (1981 through 1985), the Detroit Tigers (1983 to 1985), the Philadelphia Phillies (1987), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1988). Bair, born on August 22, 1949, in Defiance, OH, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Bair's listed size is 6'0" and 170 pounds. The given name on file is Charles Douglas Bair.

Bair's career pitching line is 55 wins, 43 losses and a 3.63 ERA over 584 appearances. The totals include 689 strikeouts and 81 saves. The leagues Bair pitched in allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 5.7% better than average. Bair won 11 games in 1979, the most of any season listed. 1978 produced Bair's most strikeouts, 91.

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 run with 5 hits.
What teams did Doug Bair play for?: Doug Bair played for 7 teams: the Pittsburgh Pirates (1976, 1989–1990), the Oakland Athletics (1977, 1986), the Cincinnati Reds (1978–1981), the St. Louis Cardinals (1981–1983, 1985), the Detroit Tigers (1983–1985), the Philadelphia Phillies (1987), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1988).
What were Doug Bair's career stats?: In 584 games, Doug Bair went 55-43 with a 3.63 ERA, 689 strikeouts, 909.1 innings pitched, and 81 saves.
How much did Doug Bair earn in his career?: Doug Bair's recorded salaries total $571,000 over 3 seasons, 1986 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Bair's career ran from 1976 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1985, 1987, and 1988.
What was Doug Bair's salary?: Doug Bair's last recorded salary was $325,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $325,000, in 1990, and his lowest was $96,000, in 1986. The Salary History table lists each season from 1986 to 1990.
What position did Doug Bair play?: Doug Bair played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Doug Bair and how much did he weigh?: Doug Bair was listed at 6 feet and 170 pounds.
What was Doug Bair's career ERA?: Doug Bair finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 55-43 with 689 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Doug Bair have?: Doug Bair recorded 689 career strikeouts.
Is Doug Bair in the Hall of Fame?: No. Doug Bair has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.