Doug Bird vs. Mutt Wilson — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mutt Wilson
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mutt 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. Mutt Wilson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Mutt Wilson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mutt Wilson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.692
0.692
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
38.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
34.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mutt Wilson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mutt Wilson

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
27.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mutt Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mutt Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA