Doug Bird vs. Jerry Casale — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jerry Casale
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jerry Casale 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 5.08 and 1.590 for Jerry Casale. 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 Jerry Casale

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.46
41.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.04
51.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
5.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1111
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
370.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
5.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
40.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
5.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
35.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jerry Casale

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
2.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.04
51.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jerry Casale

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
96
443.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
535.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.677
0.677
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
64.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
50.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.09
60.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
203.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
161.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.657
0.657
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
110.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.37
57.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
189.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jerry Casale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jerry Casale
Career
Per 600 PA