Doug Bird vs. Mike Thompson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Thompson
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike 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 5.27 and 1.533 for Mike 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 Mike Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
10.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
3.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
40.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.477
1.477
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
35.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Thompson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
77.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
13.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
6.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
251.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.38
2.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA