Doug Bird vs. Jack Tising — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jack Tising
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jack Tising 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 4.21 and 1.617 for Jack Tising. 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 Jack Tising

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
5.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.617
1.617
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
37.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jack Tising

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jack Tising

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
25.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.545
0.545
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
33.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jack Tising
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jack Tising
Career
Per 600 PA