Doug Bird vs. Art Loudell — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Loudell
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Loudell 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. Art Loudell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.734 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Art Loudell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Art Loudell

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
40.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
34.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.08
40.08

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Art Loudell

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Art Loudell

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
18.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
23.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Art Loudell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Loudell
Career
Per 600 PA