Doug Bird vs. Aaron Civale — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Aaron Civale
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Aaron Civale 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. Aaron Civale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 113). Role difference aside, Aaron Civale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Aaron Civale

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.43
49.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
4.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
738.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
8.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
665
8.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.176
1.176
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3072
37.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
359
4.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2809
34.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Aaron Civale

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
1.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
738.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
1.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.657
0.657
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Aaron Civale

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
21000
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0
-0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Aaron Civale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Aaron Civale
Career
Per 600 PA