Doug Bird vs. Jim Weaver — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Weaver
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jim 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. Jim Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.374 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Jim Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2680
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
893.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
8.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.98
8.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
3.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3871
39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
4.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3525
35.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.048
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
189
341.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
289
522.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.349
0.349
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
54.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
46.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
5.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.67
8.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
63.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
83.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
19.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
19.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.82
-8.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
216.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.77
2.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jim Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
48.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
6
10.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA