Doug Bird vs. Johnny Lanning — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Lanning
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Johnny Lanning 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. Johnny Lanning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.58 and WHIP 1.341 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Johnny Lanning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Johnny Lanning

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
2.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.15
49.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.41
37.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3213
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1071
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1078
9.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
3.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
295
2.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4577
38.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.341
1.341
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4213
35.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Johnny Lanning

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
278
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.025
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Johnny Lanning

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
278
468.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
356
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
542.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
79.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
58.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.98
16.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
102.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
99.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
28.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
55.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
18.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
112.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.31
5.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Johnny Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
37.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
9
15.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA