Doug Bird vs. Yank Terry — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Yank Terry
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Yank Terry 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 4.09 and 1.441 for Yank Terry. 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 Yank Terry

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.14
59.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1372
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
457.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
3.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.794
0.794
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1991
39.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1789
35.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Yank Terry

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.151
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Yank Terry

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
93
353.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
158
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
550.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
72.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
16.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
113.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
22.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
45.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.22
8.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
34.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
178.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Yank Terry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100