Doug Bird vs. Bruce Chen — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bruce Chen
Gen XPanamaThrows LeftBats LeftCentral AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bruce Chen 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. Bruce Chen led in run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 80 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 99). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Bruce Chen.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bruce Chen

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.31
50.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
786
4.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1578
9.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
3.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1140
6.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.7
6.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6619
38.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
849
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5930
34.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.12
2.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bruce Chen

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
2.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4596
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1532
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
1.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.97
96.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.75
56.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bruce Chen

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
401
1636.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
510.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
73.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
12.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
81.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
89.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
5.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
58
236.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Bruce Chen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
77.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bruce Chen
Career
Per 600 PA