Doug Bird vs. Bob Porterfield — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Porterfield
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Bob Porterfield 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. Bob Porterfield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.79 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Bob Porterfield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bob Porterfield

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.28
47.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.69
60.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
3.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4703
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1567.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1571
9.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
552
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
572
3.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6646
38.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
732
4.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6080
34.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bob Porterfield

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
3.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2367
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
4.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
4.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.62
28.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bob Porterfield

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
322
338.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
516
543.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.39
29.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
136.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
125.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
35.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
45.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
74.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.74
24.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
129.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Porterfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100