George Bird vs. Red Wilson — Career Comparison

George Bird
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaRockford Forest CitysUnknownCenter Fielder
Red Wilson
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, George Bird and Red Wilson are closely matched on the surface stats. Red Wilson posted stronger numbers in OPS (.700 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.345 vs .284). George Bird had the advantage in slugging (.377 vs .355). By the career numbers, Red Wilson had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for George Bird and Red Wilson

George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
25
137.61
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
602
177.32
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2037
600
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
583.49
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1765
519.88
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.672
0.672
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.725
0.725
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
154.13
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
455
134.02
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
339
99.85
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
24.74
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
2.36
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
7.07
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
38.53
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
34.17
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10.5
57.78
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215.93
63.6
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
220.18
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
627
184.68
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
31
170.64
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
678
199.71
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.377
0.377
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.355
0.355
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.662
0.662
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.543
0.543
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.633
0.633
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
60.68
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
189
55.67
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
176.15
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
109.28
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12.02
66.15
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
228.53
67.31
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
2.36
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.51
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
215
63.33
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.89
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
163
48.01
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54.5
54.5
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.5
12.5
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.32
1.32
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
9.72
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.71
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
17.67
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
7.36
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.53
George Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
10.9
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Red Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
67.57
67.57

Fielding Stats for George Bird and Red Wilson

George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.98
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
1.28
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.98
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
687
27
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12250
27
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4083.1
9
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.26
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2884
6.36
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
0.52
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.07
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.77
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3153
6.95
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.34
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3120
6.88
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.56
75.56
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.379
5.379
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.28
78.28
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.09
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.1
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.19
George Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Red Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.26
George Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.22