Doug Bird vs. Jack Combs — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Combs
UnknownThrows RightBats RightDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Combs 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 6.56 and 1.605 for Jack Combs. 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 Jack Combs

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
6.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.59
7.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
0.464
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
901
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
300.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
10.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.55
10.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
3.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.816
0.816
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
931
27.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
7.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.46
7.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
758
22.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.9
27.9

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jack Combs

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
2.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
3.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jack Combs

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
67
324.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
541.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
82.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
72.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
21.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
96.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
116.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
38.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
67.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
18.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Combs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100