Doug Bird vs. Earl Whitehill — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Earl Whitehill
Lost GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Earl Whitehill 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 1.500 for Earl Whitehill. 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 Earl Whitehill

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.09
54.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.43
87.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1726
4.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10694
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3564.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3917
9.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1431
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1350
3.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15795
39.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2018
5.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14263
36.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.88
39.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Earl Whitehill

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
542
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
701
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
914
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
867
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Earl Whitehill

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
548
227.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1446
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1291
535.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
109.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
95.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
9.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
14.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.4
35.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
129.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
150.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.503
0.503
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
44.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
40.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
83.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.95
40.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
40.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
216
89.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.69
6.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
23.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Earl Whitehill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100