Karl Adams vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Karl Adams
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Karl Adams 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 5.01 and 1.452 for Karl Adams. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Karl Adams and Doug Bird

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
9.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.31
9.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
39.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
35.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Karl Adams and Doug Bird

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Adams and Doug Bird

Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-48.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA