Doug Bird vs. Jake Thompson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake 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 4.87 and 1.556 for Jake 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 Jake Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.67
46.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
9.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
6.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
40.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
34.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.46
40.46

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jake Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
349
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jake Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
563.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
16.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
3.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jake Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA