Doug Bird vs. Tiny Osborne — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tiny Osborne
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tiny Osborne 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 4.72 and 1.560 for Tiny Osborne. 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 Tiny Osborne

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.66
43.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.11
52.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1938
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
9.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.65
9.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
4.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
3.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.895
0.895
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2894
40.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
5.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2557
35.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tiny Osborne

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tiny Osborne

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
142
370.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
573.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
114.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
96.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.26
29.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
133.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
130.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.453
0.453
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
41.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
78.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.09
28.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
13.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
153.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tiny Osborne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100