Doug Bird vs. Jake Wade — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jake Wade
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jake Wade 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 5 and 1.691 for Jake Wade. 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 Jake Wade

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.52
41.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
9.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
440
5.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
291
3.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3057
41.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
5.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.691
1.691
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2608
35.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.17
41.17

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jake Wade

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jake Wade

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
171
444.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
231
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
561.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
93.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
88.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.98
20.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
98.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
127.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.63
17.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
31.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
210.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jake Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Wade
Career
Per 600 PA