Doug Bird vs. Paul Toth — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Paul Toth
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Paul Toth 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. Paul Toth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.224 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Paul Toth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Toth

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
8.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
2.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
789
36.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
34.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Toth

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
2.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.954
0.954
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.84
48.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Paul Toth

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
43
403.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
64
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
58
543.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
2.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
56.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
84.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.28
-21.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
28.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
215.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
2.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Paul Toth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
28.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Paul Toth
Career
Per 600 PA