Doug Bird vs. Dick Weik — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Weik
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Weik 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 5.9 and 2.059 for Dick Weik. 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 Dick Weik

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
3.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.21
34.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
5.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
8.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
9.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.98
9.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
5.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
43.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
6.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
801
33.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.81
43.81

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Weik

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
20.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
26.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
25.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.83
95.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.605
0.605
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Weik

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
78
821.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
57
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
557.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
126.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
37.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
136.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
63.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.75
39.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
168.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dick Weik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
3
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Weik
Career
Per 600 PA