Doug Bird vs. Pete Sunkett — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pete Sunkett
Greatest GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Pete Sunkett 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 5.2 and 1.431 for Pete Sunkett. 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 Pete Sunkett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
8.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
4.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
40.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
6.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.418
1.418
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
35.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Pete Sunkett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Pete Sunkett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
39
278.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
84
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
80
571.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
114.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
36.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
157.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
78.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
135.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.43
38.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pete Sunkett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Pete Sunkett
Career
Per 600 PA