Doug Bird vs. Tex Carleton — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Carleton
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Carleton 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. Tex Carleton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.363 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Tex Carleton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tex Carleton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
1.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
1.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.82
56.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.94
68.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
3.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4822
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1607.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1630
9.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
3.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.852
0.852
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6922
38.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
770
4.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6323
35.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.76
38.76

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tex Carleton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
293
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
427
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.457
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tex Carleton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 600 PA
298
296.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
603
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
540
537.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
99.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
78.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.13
32.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
135.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
135.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
46.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
53.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
94.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30.7
30.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
34.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
140.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
26.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
9.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Carleton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100