How Doug Bird's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Doug Bird totaled 223 career Total Chances, well below the league average of 1,110.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Total Chances season came in 1982, posting 38, well below the league average of 178.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 6, well below the league average of 181.9 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 27 in 1981 to 38 in 1982 and 14 in 1983, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 6 to 38 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Doug Bird Lifetime Total Chances

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Doug Bird
Total Chances
Career223
Season Avg.20.27
162 Game Avg.83.63
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Doug Bird Total Chances Per Season

Doug Bird's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Doug Bird Total Chances by Team

Doug Bird's career Total Chances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Doug Bird career Total Chances by team bar chart

Doug Bird Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Doug Bird's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Doug Bird Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Doug Bird's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Doug Bird Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Doug Bird's MLB career with Total Chances 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.
Doug Bird Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table