Kurt Ainsworth vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Kurt Ainsworth
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kurt Ainsworth 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 5.19 and 1.555 for Kurt Ainsworth. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Doug Bird

Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
5.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
9.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.66
9.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
6.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
40.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
34.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.43
40.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Doug Bird

Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.86
75.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kurt Ainsworth and Doug Bird

Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
28
509.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
4.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.24
-22.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
4.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kurt Ainsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA