Al Aber vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Al Aber and Doug Bird are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 4.18) and WHIP (1.339 vs 1.459). Al Aber had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.67 per nine innings vs 0.9). By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Doug Bird

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
9.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.845
0.845
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
4.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Doug Bird

Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.44
94.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Doug Bird

Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
512.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
71.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.49
12.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
112.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
7.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA