Doug Bird vs. Walter Taylor — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Walter Taylor
UnknownThrows RightKansas City GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Walter 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. Walter Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.06 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Walter Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Walter Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
7.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.15
7.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
36.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
33.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.53
36.53

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Walter Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.636
2.636
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Walter Taylor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.18
90.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
257.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
228.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
108.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Walter Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA