Doug Bird vs. Cisco Carlos — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cisco Carlos
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cisco Carlos 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. Cisco Carlos posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Cisco Carlos had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Cisco Carlos

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.32
49.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
8.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
4.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1005
38.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
34.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.16
38.16

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Cisco Carlos

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
2.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
711
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
3.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.041
1.041
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.32
49.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Cisco Carlos

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
73
608.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
62
516.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
4
33.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
5.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
5
41.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
8
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-18.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
233.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cisco Carlos
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Cisco Carlos
Career
Per 600 PA