Doug Bird vs. Nelson Chittum — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nelson Chittum
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Nelson Chittum are fairly close on the surface numbers. Nelson Chittum posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.84 vs 3.99) and home runs allowed (0.66 per nine innings vs 0.9). Doug Bird had the advantage in WHIP (1.339 vs 1.397). By the career numbers, Nelson Chittum 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 Nelson Chittum

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
3.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
38.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
35.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Nelson Chittum

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
5.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Nelson Chittum

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
40
2181.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
31.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
27.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Nelson Chittum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Nelson Chittum
Career
Per 600 PA