Doug Bird vs. Wayne Carr — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wayne Carr
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wayne Carr 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 5.12 and 1.560 for Wayne Carr. 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 Wayne Carr

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.24
76.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
5.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1839
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
10.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
3.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.777
0.777
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2437
35.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
6.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2113
31.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Wayne Carr

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
553.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
2.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
3.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
95.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.845
1.845
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.79
73.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Wayne Carr

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
106
233.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
547.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
79.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
63.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
19.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
97.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
110.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
44.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
68.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
13.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
24.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
22.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayne Carr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100