Doug Bird vs. Rufus Lewis — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rufus Lewis
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Rufus 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. Rufus Lewis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.184 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Rufus Lewis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Rufus Lewis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
2.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.11
6.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1159
37.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
4.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
33.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Rufus Lewis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.16
95.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Rufus Lewis

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
43
230.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
112
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
535.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.567
0.567
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
96.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
64.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.22
44.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
155.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
144.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
123.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.95
42.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
48.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
112
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rufus Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Rufus Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA