Fred Applegate vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Fred Applegate
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Applegate 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 6.43 and 1.762 for Fred Applegate. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Applegate and Doug Bird

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
12.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.43
12.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
41.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
7.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
37.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Fred Applegate and Doug Bird

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Applegate and Doug Bird

Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
39.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
53.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Applegate
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA