Doug Bird vs. Joe Casey — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Casey
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Casey 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. Joe Casey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2 and WHIP 1.222 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Joe Casey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Joe Casey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Joe Casey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Joe Casey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
64.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Joe Casey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Casey
Career
Per 600 PA