Doug Bird vs. Chris Carpenter — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Carpenter
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Chris Carpenter 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. Chris Carpenter led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 115). Role difference aside, Chris Carpenter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Carpenter

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
3.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
8.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
6.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.047
1.047
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9305
37.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8470
34.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Carpenter

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Carpenter

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
350
419.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
525.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
62.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
50.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.02
12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
21.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
44.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.39
-4.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
172.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
56.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0