Doug Bird vs. John Sterling — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Sterling
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Doug Bird posted a stronger line than John Sterling. Doug Bird posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 21.6) and WHIP (1.339 vs 4.000). By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and John Sterling

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
21.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.71
23.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.516
0.516
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
28.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.8
28.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
64.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
21.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
55.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.517
0.517
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.8
64.8

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and John Sterling

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and John Sterling

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
John Sterling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
John Sterling
Career
Per 600 PA