Doug Bird vs. Ben Cantwell — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Cantwell
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Cantwell 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. Ben Cantwell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.91 and WHIP 1.318 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Ben Cantwell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ben Cantwell

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.3
41.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.58
51.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
3.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4602
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1534
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1640
9.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
2.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.04
2.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.476
0.476
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6527
38.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
778
4.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.318
1.318
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6122
35.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ben Cantwell

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
463
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.766
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ben Cantwell

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
340
379.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
538
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
503
560.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
129.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.095
0.095
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29.9
33.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
143.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
142.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
51.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
34.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
85.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.54
39.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
63.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.44
9.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Cantwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100