Doug Bird vs. Lefty Calhoun — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Calhoun
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis-New Orleans StarsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lefty Calhoun 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 4.4 and 1.417 for Lefty Calhoun. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Calhoun

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.88
46.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
872
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
290.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
9.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
39.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
5.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
35.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Calhoun

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.65
97.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Calhoun

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
76
318.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
143
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134
562.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
92.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.56
23.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
113.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
117.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
75.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.77
20.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Calhoun
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Calhoun
Career
Per 600 PA