Doug Bird vs. Bob Wiesler — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Wiesler
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Wiesler 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 5.74 and 1.943 for Bob Wiesler. 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 Bob Wiesler

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.92
26.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
5.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.32
6.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
724
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
241.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
9.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.32
9.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
8.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.372
1.372
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
42.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
6.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.939
1.939
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
914
34.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.44
42.44

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bob Wiesler

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.65
95.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.943
0.943
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bob Wiesler

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
71
568
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
75
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
552
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
6
48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
9.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.45
-11.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
168
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Wiesler
Career
Per 600 PA