Doug Bird vs. Bucky Walters — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bucky Walters
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star

Bucky Walters 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. Bucky Walters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.324 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Bucky Walters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bucky Walters

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
1.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
1.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.31
55.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.99
92.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9314
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3104.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2990
8.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1121
3.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
3.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13140
38.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1343
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.324
1.324
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11968
34.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bucky Walters

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
634
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1135
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1562
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1499
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.364
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bucky Walters

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
715
199.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2149
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1966
548.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
477
133.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
94.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
27.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
38.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192.87
53.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
677
189.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
596
166.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.102
0.102
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
227
63.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
65.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
122.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204.19
57.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
31.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
303
84.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.09
7.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
17.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bucky Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
34
9.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
3.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bucky Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92.31
92.31