Hosea Allen vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Hosea Allen
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hosea Allen 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 7.13 and 1.648 for Hosea Allen. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hosea Allen and Doug Bird

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
7.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
11.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.75
11.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
43.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
38.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.51
43.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Hosea Allen and Doug Bird

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
64.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.75
43.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hosea Allen and Doug Bird

Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
18
348.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
28
541.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
65.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
193.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.85
74.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hosea Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA