Doug Bird vs. Pug Cavet — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pug Cavet
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pug Cavet 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. Pug Cavet posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.98 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Pug Cavet had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Pug Cavet

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.9
44.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
226.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
8.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
2.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
3.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.641
0.641
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
36.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
837
33.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Pug Cavet

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.633
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Pug Cavet

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
49
367.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
72
540
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.55
26.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
112.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.416
0.416
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
67.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.41
18.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
255
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
2.35
2.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Pug Cavet
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100