Doug Bird vs. George Dumont — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Dumont
Lost GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Dumont 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. George Dumont posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.85 and WHIP 1.222 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, George Dumont had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and George Dumont

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.3
30.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.45
45.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1041
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
7.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
3.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1424
36.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1284
33.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and George Dumont

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.273
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and George Dumont

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
77
412.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
503.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.17
11.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
9
48.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
101.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
42.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-4.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
44
235.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
5
26.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Dumont
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
George Dumont
Career
Per 600 PA