Doug Bird vs. Ted Wingfield — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Wingfield
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ted Wingfield 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 4.18 and 1.455 for Ted Wingfield. 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 Ted Wingfield

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
1.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.44
50.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
4.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1660
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
553.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
10.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
2.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2426
39.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
338
5.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2232
36.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ted Wingfield

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.027
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ted Wingfield

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
115
343.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
573.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
134.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
107.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
26.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.14
42.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
173.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
146.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.552
0.552
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
53.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
32.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
83.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.83
47.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
11.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
41.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.36
14.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wingfield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wingfield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0