Doug Bird vs. Sid Peterson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sid Peterson
Greatest GenerationNorth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Sid Peterson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Sid Peterson posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.7 vs 3.99) and home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.9). Doug Bird had the advantage in WHIP (1.339 vs 1.800). By the career numbers, Sid Peterson 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 Sid Peterson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
43.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Sid Peterson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Sid Peterson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
900
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sid Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sid Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA