Doug Bird vs. Eddie Wall — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Eddie Wall
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland ElitesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Eddie Wall 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 11.12 and 2.250 for Eddie Wall. 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 Eddie Wall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
11.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
11.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
4.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
46.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
13.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
36.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.46
46.46

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Wall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.78
77.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Eddie Wall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
675
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
8.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-8.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Eddie Wall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Eddie Wall
Career
Per 600 PA