Doug Bird vs. Roy K. Williams — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Roy K. Williams
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Roy K. Williams 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 5.04 and 1.478 for Roy K. Williams. 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 Roy K. Williams

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.28
51.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
5.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1001
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
333.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
353
9.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
3.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
4.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1493
40.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
5.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.478
1.478
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1309
35.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.27
40.27

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Roy K. Williams

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1053
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
351
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.93
92.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Roy K. Williams

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
78
281.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
560.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
155.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.45
63.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
198.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
184.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
72.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
126.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.03
72.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.33
55.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Roy K. Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100