Kyle Bird vs. Lefty Williams — Career Comparison

Kyle Bird
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Williams
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHomestead GraysNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Lefty Williams built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Bird as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 7.82 and 2.053 for Kyle Bird. By the career numbers, Lefty Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Bird and Lefty Williams

Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.5
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.7
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
4.41
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.85
9.85
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1078
27
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359.1
9
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9.24
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.55
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
10.66
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.63
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
3.71
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
46.18
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1522
38.12
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.55
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.82
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
5.23
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.18
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.8
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.053
2.053
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
34.11
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1361
34.09
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.18
46.18
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.12
38.12

Fielding Stats for Kyle Bird and Lefty Williams

Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
8.53
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.53
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.99
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1150
27
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383.1
9
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.65
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
3.29
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
3.12
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.046
2.046
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.62
64.62
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Bird and Lefty Williams

Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
234.94
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
600
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
538.55
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.575
0.575
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
122.89
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
97.59
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
25.3
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.87
39.28
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
148.19
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
101.2
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.83
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
159.04
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
45.07
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
21.69
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.46
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.5
41.5
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
36.14
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Williams
Career
Per 600 PA