Doug Bird vs. Hollis Thurston — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hollis Thurston
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Hollis Thurston 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 4.24 and 1.444 for Hollis Thurston. 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 Hollis Thurston

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
1.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.86
50.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.81
61.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
727
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4628
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1542.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1859
10.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
2.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
1.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6712
39.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
839
4.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6320
36.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Hollis Thurston

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.595
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Hollis Thurston

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
343
294.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
648
557.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.697
0.697
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
150.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
104.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
32.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
45.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73.27
62.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
213.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
173.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
55.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
67.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
119.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80.92
69.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
20.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
91
78.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.67
7.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
19.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hollis Thurston
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Hollis Thurston
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50