Steve Avery vs. Doug Bird — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery 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. Steve Avery led in home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 97). Role difference aside, Steve Avery holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Doug Bird

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Doug Bird

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.56
96.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Doug Bird

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA