Doug Bird vs. Boof Bonser — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Boof Bonser
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Boof Bonser 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. Boof Bonser led in strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 115). Role difference aside, Boof Bonser holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Boof Bonser

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.18
43.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
5.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
10.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
2.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
39.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
5.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
36.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Boof Bonser

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1250
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.658
0.658
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Boof Bonser

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
7400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-34.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Boof Bonser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Boof Bonser
Career
Per 600 PA