Doug Bird vs. Fred Caligiuri — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Caligiuri
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Caligiuri 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 4.52 and 1.531 for Fred Caligiuri. 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 Fred Caligiuri

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
10.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
3.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.741
0.741
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
41.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
37.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Fred Caligiuri

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.722
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Fred Caligiuri

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
18
317.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
564.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
88.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
70.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.87
32.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
176.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
105.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.407
0.407
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
24.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
141.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Caligiuri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Caligiuri
Career
Per 600 PA