Doug Bird vs. Bill Phyle — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Phyle
Pre-GenerationalMinnesotaThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Phyle 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. Bill Phyle posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Bill Phyle had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Phyle

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.48
34.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.78
83.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
826
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
275.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
10.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
2.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.599
0.599
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213
39.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
36.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Phyle

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1368
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
3.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.89
91.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.881
2.881
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.59
35.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Phyle

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
61
190.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
568.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
81.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.95
27.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
121.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
78.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
25.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
28.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
93.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.4
6.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Phyle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100