Doug Bird vs. Jim Coates — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Coates
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Jim Coates are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird had the edge in WHIP (1.339 vs 1.406). 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 Jim Coates

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.15
66.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
8.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2947
38.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2636
34.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.81
38.81

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Coates

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
3.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
2050
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
683.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.547
0.547
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.62
18.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Coates

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
247
796.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
516.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
67.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
51.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
14.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
83.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
90.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
67.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
3.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
93
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
61.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Coates
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Coates
Career
Per 600 PA