Doug Bird vs. Tom Williams — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tom Williams
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tom 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. Tom Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.141 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Tom Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Williams

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.86
67.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.52
56.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
2.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2255
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
751.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
7.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
3.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.673
0.673
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3101
37.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
3.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.142
1.142
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2792
33.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Williams

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2294
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.68
95.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.338
2.338
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tom Williams

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
141
298.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
244
517.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
69.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
65.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.38
13.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
74.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
103.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
14.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
16.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.89
8.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
33.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94.33
94.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
48.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0