Doug Bird vs. Norm Charlton — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Norm Charlton
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Norm Charlton a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Norm Charlton led in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 82). Norm Charlton was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Norm Charlton

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
7.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
409
4.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
8.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3845
38.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
2.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
4.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3331
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.48
38.48

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Norm Charlton

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
6.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2698
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
899.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
1.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.27
92.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Norm Charlton

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
608
3541.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
506.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
46.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
34.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.68
9.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
10
58.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
81.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
34.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
40.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.25
-7.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
50
291.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
58.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Norm Charlton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Norm Charlton
Career
Per 600 PA