Doug Bird vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano 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 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. 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 Jose Cano

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jose Cano

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jose Cano

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA