Doug Bird vs. Dan Warthen — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Warthen
Baby BoomersNebraskaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Warthen 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 4.31 and 1.492 for Dan Warthen. 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 Dan Warthen

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.4
49.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
4.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
7.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
5.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
6.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
39.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
4.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1108
32.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Warthen

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
2.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
921
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.72
96.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.711
0.711
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.4
49.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Warthen

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
83
513.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
550.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
43.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
43.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
4.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
43.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
55.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
18.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.75
-23.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
41
253.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dan Warthen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Warthen
Career
Per 600 PA