Doug Bird vs. Clarence Thorpe — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Clarence Thorpe
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaHilldale ClubEast-West LeagueStarting Pitcher

Clarence Thorpe 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Clarence Thorpe. 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 Clarence Thorpe

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
39.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
34.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Clarence Thorpe

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Clarence Thorpe

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
8.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Clarence Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Clarence Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA