Doug Bird vs. Ed Lafitte — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Lafitte
Lost GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn Tip-TopsFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed Lafitte 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. Ed Lafitte posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.438 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Ed Lafitte had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ed Lafitte

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.39
51.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.75
70.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1940
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
646.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
9.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
3.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
2001
27.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
333
4.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1714
23.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.453
0.453
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.85
27.85

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ed Lafitte

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
70.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
21.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
122.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
6.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
150.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
144
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.73
95.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.036
2.036
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ed Lafitte

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
108
252.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
245
571.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
126.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
95.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
25.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.19
40.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
165.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
140.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
51.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
53.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
100.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.84
41.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ed Lafitte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Lafitte
Career
Per 600 PA