Tommy Atkins vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Tommy Atkins
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tommy Atkins 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. Tommy Atkins posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.381 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Tommy Atkins had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tommy Atkins and Doug Bird

Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
8.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
37.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
33.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Tommy Atkins and Doug Bird

Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Atkins and Doug Bird

Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-18.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA