Doug Bird vs. Tom Lanning — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Lanning
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 6.43 and 1.571 for Tom Lanning. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Lanning

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
39.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Lanning

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Lanning

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tom Lanning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lanning
Career
Per 600 PA