Doug Bird vs. Monte Weaver — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Monte Weaver
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Monte 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 4.36 and 1.494 for Monte Weaver. 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 Monte Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.68
58.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.16
67.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
4.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3156
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1052
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1137
9.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4632
39.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
5.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4192
35.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Monte Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.114
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Monte Weaver

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
202
295.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
378
553.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
115.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
95.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.44
35.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
141.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
143.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
43.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.62
38.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.62
5.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
19.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Monte Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Monte Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA