Doug Bird vs. Carlos Carrasco — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carlos Carrasco
MillenialVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carlos Carrasco 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. Carlos Carrasco led in home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 116). Role difference aside, Carlos Carrasco holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Carlos Carrasco

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.37
85.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
792
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5062
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
8.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
2.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1696
9.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.05
9.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
37.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
4.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6481
34.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Carlos Carrasco

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
335
1.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5062
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1687.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
1.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.48
96.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.37
85.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Carlos Carrasco

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
335
5025
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
31
465
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
2.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
3
45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.35
-20.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
270
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
2.22
2.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Carlos Carrasco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Carlos Carrasco
Career
Per 600 PA