Doug Bird vs. William Warrick — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Warrick
UnknownBrooklyn Royal GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

William Warrick 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 4.5 and 1.250 for William Warrick. 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 William Warrick

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
38.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and William Warrick

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and William Warrick

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.7
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
William Warrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
William Warrick
Career
Per 600 PA