Doug Bird vs. Edsall Walker — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edsall Walker
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edsall Walker 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 4.28 and 1.381 for Edsall Walker. 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 Edsall Walker

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.06
65.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.42
69.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2042
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
680.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.71
8.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
358
4.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2987
39.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
5.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2642
34.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Edsall Walker

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2142
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
714
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
3.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.42
95.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.44
67.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Edsall Walker

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
144
267.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
323
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
290
538.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.755
0.755
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
148.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
109.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.79
73.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
221.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
189.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.737
0.737
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.676
0.676
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
100.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
85.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
174.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.44
82.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107.67
107.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
20.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Edsall Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100