Doug Bird vs. Paul Carter — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Carter
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Carter 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. Paul Carter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Paul Carter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Carter

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
2.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.86
33.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1440
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
480
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
9.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
2.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.535
0.535
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
37.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1865
34.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Carter

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.236
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Carter

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
129
474.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
566.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
110.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
95.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.64
28.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
128.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
51.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
88.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.77
28.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
121.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.94
4.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Paul Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Carter
Career
Per 600 PA