Doug Bird vs. Frank Chapman — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Chapman
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Frank Chapman are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 7.2) and WHIP (1.339 vs 2.000). Frank Chapman had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.9). By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Frank Chapman

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Frank Chapman

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Frank Chapman

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Frank Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA