Doug Bird vs. Jim Pittsley — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Pittsley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim Pittsley 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 6.02 and 1.715 for Jim Pittsley. 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 Jim Pittsley

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
6.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
225.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
10.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.69
10.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
4.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.033
1.033
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1038
41.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
6.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.706
1.706
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
35.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Pittsley

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
225.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.543
0.543
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.8
35.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Pittsley

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
6942.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.786
0.786
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
66.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.733
0.733
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
56.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Pittsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Pittsley
Career
Per 600 PA