Doug Bird vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Ken Tatum a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Ken Tatum led in home run suppression (HR9+ 305 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 152 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 106). Ken Tatum was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Tatum

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
3.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
4.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Tatum

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.61
96.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Tatum

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
176
2070.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
45
529.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA