Doug Bird vs. Orlin Collier — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Orlin Collier
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Orlin Collier 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 7.84 and 2.323 for Orlin Collier. 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 Orlin Collier

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
14.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.968
0.968
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
47.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.323
2.323
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
41.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.9
47.9

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Orlin Collier

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Orlin Collier

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Orlin Collier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Orlin Collier
Career
Per 600 PA