Doug Bird vs. Bud Tinning — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Tinning
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Tinning 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. Bud Tinning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.19 and WHIP 1.331 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Bud Tinning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Tinning

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.46
59.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.35
35.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
8.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.666
0.666
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
38.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1578
35.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Tinning

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.909
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Tinning

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
99
427.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
561.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
99.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
77.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
22.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
120.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
116.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
94.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
17.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
142.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bud Tinning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Tinning
Career
Per 600 PA