Ian Anderson vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Ian Anderson
Gen ZNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ian Anderson 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. Ian Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 76). Role difference aside, Ian Anderson holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ian Anderson and Doug Bird

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
8.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
8.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
38.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1077
34.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Ian Anderson and Doug Bird

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
845
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
281.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.814
0.814
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.14
88.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Anderson and Doug Bird

Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
59
863.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
541.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
3.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.13
-31.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
424.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
1.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA