Doug Bird vs. Ralph Lumenti — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ralph Lumenti
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ralph Lumenti 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 7.29 and 2.220 for Ralph Lumenti. 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 Ralph Lumenti

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
7.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.61
7.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.34
11.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
8.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
45.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
7.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
34.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ralph Lumenti

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.385
0.385
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ralph Lumenti

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
13
780
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
21.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
19.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ralph Lumenti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ralph Lumenti
Career
Per 600 PA