Bud Anderson vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Bud Anderson
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bud Anderson a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Bud Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 96). Bud Anderson was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Bud Anderson and Doug Bird

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.926
0.926
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
38.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.409
1.409
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
564
34.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Bud Anderson and Doug Bird

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
447
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bud Anderson and Doug Bird

Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA