Doug Bird vs. Ralph Comstock — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Comstock
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Comstock 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. Ralph Comstock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Ralph Comstock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ralph Comstock

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
9.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
4.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
37.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
5.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
35.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.24
37.24

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ralph Comstock

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ralph Comstock

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
40
333.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
550
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
83.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
22.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
41.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
91.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
17.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ralph Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA