Doug Bird vs. William Sublette — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Sublette
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

William Sublette 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 4.35 and 1.452 for William Sublette. 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 William Sublette

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
38.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
33.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and William Sublette

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and William Sublette

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
William Sublette
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
William Sublette
Career
Per 600 PA