Doug Bird vs. Gunboat Thompson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gunboat Thompson
UnknownNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Gunboat 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. Gunboat Thompson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.424 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Gunboat Thompson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Gunboat Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
9.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.4
9.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
40.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
35.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.35
40.35

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Gunboat Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.18
87.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.93
25.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Gunboat Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
227.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
509.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.56
14.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
109.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
6.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gunboat Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Gunboat Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA