Doug Bird vs. Alto Lane — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alto Lane
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightNorth AmericaIndianapolis ABCsNegro Southern LeagueStarting Pitcher

Alto Lane 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. Alto Lane posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.29 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Alto Lane had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Alto Lane

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
9.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.19
9.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
5.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.32
5.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.979
0.979
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
39.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
34.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Alto Lane

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
279
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.25
81.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Alto Lane

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
16
252.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
38
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
568.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.81
60.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
205.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
173.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.651
0.651
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
61.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Alto Lane
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Alto Lane
Career
Per 600 PA