Doug Bird vs. Charley Schanz — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Schanz
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Schanz 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 4.34 and 1.580 for Charley Schanz. 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 Charley Schanz

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
2.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.44
39.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1880
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
626.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
658
9.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
4.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
3.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.918
0.918
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2801
40.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
369
5.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2445
35.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Charley Schanz

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.007
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Charley Schanz

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
155
422.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
194
529.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
70.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
62.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.42
17.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
87.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
106.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
43.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
8.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
35.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
215.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Charley Schanz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
35.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Schanz
Career
Per 600 PA