Pete Alexander vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Pete Alexander
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Pete Alexander 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. Pete Alexander posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.56 and WHIP 1.121 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Pete Alexander had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pete Alexander and Doug Bird

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
599
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.2
64.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.06
86.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15570
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5190
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4868
8.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
1.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
3.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.607
0.607
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20928
36.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
3.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19907
34.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Pete Alexander and Doug Bird

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1633
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1608
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.307
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pete Alexander and Doug Bird

Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
703
213.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1977
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1810
549.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
114.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
18.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
25.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.77
37.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
497
150.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
138.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
46.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
49.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
92.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129.91
39.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
23.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
276
83.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.16
7.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
88
26.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Pete Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.5
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA