Doug Bird vs. Herm Wehmeier — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herm Wehmeier
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Herm Wehmeier 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 4.8 and 1.486 for Herm Wehmeier. 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 Herm Wehmeier

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.48
66.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
961
4.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5409
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1806
9.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
852
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
3.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7925
39.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1044
5.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
35.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Herm Wehmeier

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
4.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
2249
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
4.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.01
93.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.958
0.958
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Herm Wehmeier

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
413
366.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
633
561
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
109.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
93.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
11.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
16.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.59
28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
134.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
125.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
59.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
35.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
92.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.6
26.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
166
147.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.08
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
20.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Herm Wehmeier
Career
Per 600 PA