Doug Bird vs. Archie Cole — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Archie Cole
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaToledo TigersNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Archie Cole 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 9.11 and 2.138 for Archie Cole. 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 Archie Cole

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
9.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.75
7.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.81
11.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
45.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.138
2.138
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
36.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.23
45.23

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Archie Cole

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Archie Cole

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
6
360
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
8.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
13.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Archie Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Archie Cole
Career
Per 600 PA