Doug Bird vs. Harrison Parker — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harrison Parker
UnknownNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Harrison Parker 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 and 2.222 for Harrison Parker. 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 Harrison Parker

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.222
2.222
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.452
0.452
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Harrison Parker

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Harrison Parker

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harrison Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Harrison Parker
Career
Per 600 PA