Doug Bird vs. Red Witt — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Red Witt
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Red Witt 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 4.32 and 1.559 for Red Witt. 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 Red Witt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
8.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.84
8.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
6.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.13
6.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
39.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
875
34.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Red Witt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
2.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
681
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.576
0.576
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Red Witt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
66
535.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
559.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
11.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
48.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
56.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-3.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
218.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Red Witt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Red Witt
Career
Per 600 PA