Doug Bird vs. Charley Wilson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charley Wilson
Lost GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Charley Wilson 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 4.02 and 1.353 for Charley Wilson. 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 Charley Wilson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
10.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.3
10.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
2.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.499
0.499
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
38.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
5.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
35.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.44
38.44

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Charley Wilson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
805
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
268.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.093
2.093
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.74
76.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Charley Wilson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
258.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
570.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
70.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.83
10.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
70.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
94.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
17.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
41.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.14
-0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
23.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Charley Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA