Doug Bird vs. Mellie Wolfgang — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mellie Wolfgang
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mellie Wolfgang 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. Mellie Wolfgang posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.18 and WHIP 1.113 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Mellie Wolfgang had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mellie Wolfgang

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
2.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.72
51.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.06
35.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
7.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.4
7.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
2.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
3.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.632
0.632
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1269
35.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.114
1.114
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1170
32.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.03
35.03

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mellie Wolfgang

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.722
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mellie Wolfgang

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
79
430.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
561.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
103.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
20.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
109.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.63
19.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.11
6.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mellie Wolfgang
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mellie Wolfgang
Career
Per 600 PA