Doug Bird vs. Hank Wyse — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Hank Wyse
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Hank Wyse 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. Hank Wyse posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.52 and WHIP 1.360 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Hank Wyse had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Hank Wyse

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.02
53.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.35
63.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
3.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3773
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1257.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1338
9.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
2.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
2.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.584
0.584
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5353
38.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
4.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4956
35.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Hank Wyse

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
291
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.383
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Hank Wyse

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
253
319.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
475
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
435
549.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
89.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
79.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
10.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.67
14.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
101.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
99.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
41.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
40.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
82.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.23
6.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
8.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
102.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.86
5.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
40.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Hank Wyse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100