Doug Bird vs. Luis Cabrera — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luis Cabrera
Greatest GenerationP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanIndianapolis ClownsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luis Cabrera 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 4.09 and 1.515 for Luis Cabrera. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Luis Cabrera

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
10.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.64
10.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
4.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
35.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Luis Cabrera

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Luis Cabrera

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
51.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.81
67.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Luis Cabrera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Cabrera
Career
Per 600 PA