Doug Bird vs. Tom Lovett — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Lovett
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Tom Lovett are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tom Lovett had the edge in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.9). By the career numbers, Tom Lovett had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Lovett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.86
59.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.98
91.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
571
3.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3916
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1305.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
9.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
3.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5725
39.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
5.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5222
36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Lovett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4020
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
2.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.09
89.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.787
1.787
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Lovett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
166
164.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
567.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
104.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
86.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
7.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.91
35.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
136.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
137.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
74.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
68.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.86
34.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
86.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100