Jim Abbott vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Jim Abbott
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Abbott 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. Jim Abbott led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 95). Role difference aside, Jim Abbott holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Abbott and Doug Bird

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.62
44.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1779
9.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
620
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
4.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7211
38.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
4.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6442
34.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Jim Abbott and Doug Bird

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
263
1.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1674
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
2.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.414
1.414
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.58
96.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Abbott and Doug Bird

Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
6575
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
21
525
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-18.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
250
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Abbott
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA