Doug Bird vs. Buzz Capra — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Buzz Capra
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Buzz Capra 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. Buzz Capra led in run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Buzz Capra.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Buzz Capra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
2.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.59
45.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.96
42.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1633
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
544.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
7.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
4.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
5.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.139
1.139
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2338
38.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2023
33.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.66
38.66

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Buzz Capra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
2.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.96
42.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Buzz Capra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
142
486.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
175
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
483.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.51
15.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
65.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
123.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
15.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
58.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
137.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.38
4.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
54.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Buzz Capra
Career
Per 600 PA