How Doug Bird's Strikeouts Compares to Similar Players
Doug Bird totaled 680 career Strikeouts, well above the relief pitcher average of 204.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Strikeouts season came in 1976, posting 107, well above the relief pitcher average of 37.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at 17, well below the relief pitcher average of 37.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Strikeouts total went from 62 in 1981 to 71 in 1982 and 33 in 1983, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Strikeouts profile — ranging from 17 to 107 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Doug Bird Lifetime Strikeouts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Strikeouts for Doug Bird
| Doug Bird
Strikeouts | Doug Bird
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | Doug Bird
Strikeouts Per Game |
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| Career | 680 | 5.04 | 1.57 |
| Season Avg. | 61.82 | 5.04 | 1.57 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 255 | 5.04 | 1.57 |
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Doug Bird Strikeouts Per Season
Doug Bird's Strikeouts for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Doug Bird Strikeouts by Team
Doug Bird's career Strikeouts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Doug Bird Cumulative Strikeouts — Career Progression
A running total of Doug Bird's career Strikeouts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Doug Bird Strikeouts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Doug Bird's seasonal Strikeouts alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Doug Bird Strikeouts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Doug Bird's MLB career with Strikeouts alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
