Jose Acevedo vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Jose Acevedo
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jose Acevedo 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.74 and 1.485 for Jose Acevedo. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acevedo and Doug Bird

Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
235
5.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
10.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
6.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.18
6.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1628
39.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
6.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.447
1.447
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1472
35.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.78
39.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Jose Acevedo and Doug Bird

Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
2.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.558
0.558
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.73
56.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acevedo and Doug Bird

Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
104
520
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
505
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
6
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.19
5.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
10
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
70
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.4
-16.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
61
305
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
1.97
1.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Jose Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA