Doug Bird vs. Drew Thorpe — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Thorpe
Gen ZUtahThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Drew 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 5.48 and 1.263 for Drew 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 Drew Thorpe

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
7.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.78
2.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.038
1.038
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
38.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
33.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Drew Thorpe

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Drew Thorpe

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Drew Thorpe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Thorpe
Career
Per 600 PA