Doug Bird vs. Howie Camnitz — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Howie Camnitz
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Howie Camnitz 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. Howie Camnitz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.203 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Howie Camnitz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Howie Camnitz

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
1.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.65
55.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.39
72.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
2.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6256
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2085.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
3.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.753
0.753
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8341
36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
857
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7620
32.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Howie Camnitz

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
2.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3054
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1018
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
4.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
5.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.684
1.684
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.44
33.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Howie Camnitz

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
326
254.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
769
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
677
528.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
71.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
65.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
4.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
6.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.96
15.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
80.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
102.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
32.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
24.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
56.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
7.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
28.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
204
159.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
41.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Howie Camnitz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100