Doug Bird vs. Dick Whitworth — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Whitworth
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Whitworth 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. Dick Whitworth posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Dick Whitworth had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Whitworth

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.34
66.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.89
65.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2488
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
829.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
7.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
3.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
4.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.915
0.915
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
3446
37.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2997
32.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Whitworth

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2569
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
856.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
3.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.15
92.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.293
2.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.09
36.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Whitworth

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
132
228.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
347
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
327
565.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
133.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
108.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
20.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
24.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.69
40.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
162.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
146.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
60.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
65.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
124.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.25
47.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
13.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115.67
115.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
20.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Whitworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100