Doug Bird vs. Wilbur Cooper — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Wilbur Cooper
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Wilbur Cooper 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. Wilbur Cooper posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.89 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Wilbur Cooper had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Wilbur Cooper

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
1.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.82
54.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.92
78.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1119
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10440
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3480
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3415
8.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
853
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
3.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.605
0.605
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14377
37.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1406
3.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13424
34.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Wilbur Cooper

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
929
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.709
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Wilbur Cooper

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
237.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1316
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1227
559.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
293
133.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
236
107.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
15.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
7.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
25.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.91
46.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
379
172.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
156.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.309
0.309
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.578
0.578
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
50.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
48.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
96.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.74
52.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
21.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
63.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.4
9.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
17.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
4.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
9.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Cooper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.14
57.14