Doug Bird vs. Harry Perkowski — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Perkowski
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Perkowski 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 4.37 and 1.501 for Harry Perkowski. 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 Harry Perkowski

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.21
45.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.3
41.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2093
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
697.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
9.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
3.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3055
39.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381
4.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2724
35.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Perkowski

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
11.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
430
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
143.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
8.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
10.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
10.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.83
98.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.919
0.919
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Perkowski

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
197
465.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
254
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
564.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
101.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
80.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
21.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.59
27.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
129.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
120.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
44.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
30.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
73.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.73
22.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
14.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
167.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.58
3.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Perkowski
Career
Per 600 PA