Doug Bird vs. Jordan Wicks — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jordan Wicks
Gen ZArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jordan Wicks 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 5.21 and 1.516 for Jordan Wicks. 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 Jordan Wicks

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
10.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
7.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
40.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
36.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.36
40.36

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jordan Wicks

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
2.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jordan Wicks

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jordan Wicks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jordan Wicks
Career
Per 600 PA