Doug Bird vs. Luther Taylor — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther Taylor
Pre-GenerationalKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther Taylor 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. Luther Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.267 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Luther Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Luther Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.25
52.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.5
86.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
585
2.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5749
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1916.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1877
8.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.82
8.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
2.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
767
3.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7952
37.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
4.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7329
34.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Luther Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5763
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1921
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.53
94.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.192
2.192
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.01
46.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Luther Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
276
228.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
645
533.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
76.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
68.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.26
18.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
88.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
111.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
42.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
33.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
76.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.8
13.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
33.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
137.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
31.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100