Doug Bird vs. Ollie West — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ollie West
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ollie West 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 5.02 and 1.500 for Ollie West. 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 Ollie West

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
5.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
9.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
41.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.09
41.09

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ollie West

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
2.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.67
97.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ollie West

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
30
305.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.627
0.627
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
142.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
53.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
183.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
172.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.43
65.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ollie West
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ollie West
Career
Per 600 PA