Tavo Alvarez vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Tavo Alvarez
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Tavo Alvarez 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 5.4 and 1.577 for Tavo Alvarez. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Doug Bird

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
4.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.891
0.891
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
41.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
36.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Doug Bird

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.632
0.632
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tavo Alvarez and Doug Bird

Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
7.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
2
63.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-5.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tavo Alvarez
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA