Pat Ahearne vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Pat Ahearne
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pat Ahearne built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 11.7 and 2.600 for Pat Ahearne. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pat Ahearne and Doug Bird

Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.49
11.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
49.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.409
0.409
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Pat Ahearne and Doug Bird

Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pat Ahearne and Doug Bird

Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Ahearne
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA