Doug Bird vs. Dan Tipple — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Tipple
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Tipple 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. Dan Tipple posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0.95 and WHIP 1.316 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Dan Tipple had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Tipple

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.63
6.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
37.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
32.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.89
37.89

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Tipple

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Tipple

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-62.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dan Tipple
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Tipple
Career
Per 600 PA