Doug Bird vs. Harry Shriver — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Shriver
Lost GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Shriver 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. Harry Shriver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.513 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Harry Shriver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Shriver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
337
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
112.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
9.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
3.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.775
0.775
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
39.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
35.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Shriver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.654
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Shriver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
26
472.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
2.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-27.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Shriver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Shriver
Career
Per 600 PA