Doug Bird vs. Thad Tillotson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Thad Tillotson
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Thad Tillotson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird had the edge in WHIP (1.339 vs 1.482). By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Thad Tillotson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
9.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.11
9.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
3.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
39.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
35.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Thad Tillotson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Thad Tillotson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
50
1500
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
17
510
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-14.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
390
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Thad Tillotson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Thad Tillotson
Career
Per 600 PA