Grady Adkins vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Grady Adkins
Lost GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Grady Adkins 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 4.34 and 1.540 for Grady Adkins. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Grady Adkins and Doug Bird

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1089
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
9.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.99
9.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
3.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.645
0.645
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
40.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
211
5.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1463
36.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Grady Adkins and Doug Bird

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.597
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Grady Adkins and Doug Bird

Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
76
342.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
523.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
33.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
135.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
126.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
40.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
67.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.43
33.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
117.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.12
5.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
45.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grady Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA