Doug Bird vs. Ray Prim — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ray Prim
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ray Prim 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. Ray Prim posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.56 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Ray Prim had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ray Prim

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
2.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.16
51.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.31
29.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
9.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
4.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
38.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
36.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ray Prim

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.819
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ray Prim

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
117
605.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
517.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
22.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
93.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
134.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
62.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.25
27.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
87.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
6.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ray Prim
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ray Prim
Career
Per 600 PA