Doug Bird vs. Jim Lewis — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Lewis
UnknownThrows LeftPittsburgh CrawfordsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Jim Lewis 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 5.79 and 1.482 for Jim Lewis. 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 Jim Lewis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
10.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.82
10.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.522
0.522
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
40.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
36.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Lewis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
247
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.563
1.563
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Lewis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
331.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
25
517.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.01
41.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
124.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.86
38.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
62.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA