Doug Bird vs. Bill Sherdel — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Sherdel
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Sherdel 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 Sherdel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Bill Sherdel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Sherdel

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
1.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.05
53.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.92
52.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8128
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2709.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3018
10.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
661
2.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839
2.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.554
0.554
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11604
38.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1326
4.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.358
1.358
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10889
36.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Sherdel

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.203
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Sherdel

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
308.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1068
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
960
539.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
120.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
165
92.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
19.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
27.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.87
45.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
160.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
278
156.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
48.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
97.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.37
50.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
35.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
53.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.13
11.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
24.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sherdel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67