Doug Bird vs. Harry Weaver — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Weaver
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry Weaver 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. Harry Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.384 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Harry Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
37.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
309
34.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.158
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
39.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
40.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
190.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100