Doug Bird vs. Ruby Tyrees — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ruby Tyrees
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BrownsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ruby Tyrees 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 4.57 and 1.390 for Ruby Tyrees. 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 Ruby Tyrees

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
11.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.596
0.596
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
38.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
35.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ruby Tyrees

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ruby Tyrees

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
9
284.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
14
442.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
7.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
1.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ruby Tyrees
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ruby Tyrees
Career
Per 600 PA