Doug Bird vs. Nick Logan — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Nick Logan
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaBaltimore Black SoxNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Nick Logan 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 4.52 and 1.466 for Nick Logan. 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 Nick Logan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
7.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
39.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
5.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
33.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Nick Logan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
103.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.96
85.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.9
61.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Nick Logan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
36
514.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
32.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
42.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Nick Logan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Nick Logan
Career
Per 600 PA