Doug Bird vs. Red Causey — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Causey
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Causey 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. Red Causey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.379 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Red Causey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Red Causey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.7
52.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.07
61.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1949
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
649.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
9.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.23
9.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
3.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.568
0.568
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
38.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2525
34.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Red Causey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.504
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Red Causey

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
146
396.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
210
570.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
89.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
16.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
100.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
100.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
65.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.35
9.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
10.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
171.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.51
3.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Red Causey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Causey
Career
Per 600 PA