Santo Alcala vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Santo Alcala
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Santo Alcala 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. Santo Alcala led in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 79 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 78 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 77). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Santo Alcala.

Pitching Stats for Santo Alcala and Doug Bird

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
9.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.28
9.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
5.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.05
5.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1103
39.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.516
1.516
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
34.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.03
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Santo Alcala and Doug Bird

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.78
97.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.647
0.647
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.53
48.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Santo Alcala and Doug Bird

Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
68
510
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
71
532.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
16.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
90
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Santo Alcala
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA