Doug Bird vs. Rube Washington — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rube Washington
UnknownKansas City GiantsWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

Rube Washington 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. Rube Washington posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.64 and WHIP 1.174 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Rube Washington had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Rube Washington

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
7.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
5.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.906
0.906
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
36.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
32.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.19
36.19

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Rube Washington

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.29
89.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.083
2.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Rube Washington

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
11
188.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
548.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
35.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
154.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
34.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.83
48.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rube Washington
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Washington
Career
Per 600 PA