Doug Bird vs. Gus Thompson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gus Thompson
Pre-GenerationalIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gus Thompson 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 4.07 and 1.397 for Gus Thompson. 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 Gus Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
10.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
2.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
3.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.678
0.678
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
613
37.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
34.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Gus Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
438
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.16
92.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.136
2.136
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Gus Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
22
253.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
52
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
576.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.21
25.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
115.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
138.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
57.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
69.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.53
29.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
92.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gus Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA