Jason Alexander vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Jason Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jason Alexander 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 5.07 and 1.490 for Jason Alexander. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jason Alexander and Doug Bird

Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.55
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
10.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.15
10.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
3.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
6.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.107
1.107
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
657
39.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
5.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
35.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Jason Alexander and Doug Bird

Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jason Alexander and Doug Bird

Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA