Doug Bird vs. Tiny Chaplin — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tiny Chaplin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tiny Chaplin 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 4.25 and 1.429 for Tiny Chaplin. 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 Tiny Chaplin

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.47
39.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.43
49.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1113
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
371
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
428
10.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1608
39.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
5.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1497
36.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tiny Chaplin

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.207
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tiny Chaplin

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
87
401.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
549.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
24.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
129.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
41.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
18.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tiny Chaplin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
32.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tiny Chaplin
Career
Per 600 PA