Al Autry vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Al Autry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Autry 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 5.4 and 1.400 for Al Autry. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Autry and Doug Bird

Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
37.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Al Autry and Doug Bird

Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Autry and Doug Bird

Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Autry
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA