Doug Bird vs. Virgil Trucks — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Virgil Trucks
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Virgil Trucks 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. Virgil Trucks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Virgil Trucks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Virgil Trucks

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
517
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.44
63.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1009
3.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8047
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2682.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
8.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1088
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
5.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11378
38.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.306
1.306
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10243
34.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Virgil Trucks

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
6.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
1.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
5.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
7.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
7.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.52
95.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.86
15.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Virgil Trucks

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
517
307.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1009
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
949
564.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
101.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
86.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
13.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
15.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.02
19.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
120.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
108.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
37.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
41.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
77.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.54
12.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
5.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
90.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.59
6.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
27.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Virgil Trucks
Career
Per 600 PA
31
18.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Virgil Trucks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50