Doug Bird vs. Marty Clary — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty Clary
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty Clary 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. Marty Clary led in home run suppression (HR9+ 123 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 90 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 107). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Marty Clary.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Marty Clary

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
10.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
2.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.689
0.689
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
39.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
5.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
35.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Marty Clary

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.966
0.966
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.17
55.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Marty Clary

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
58
490.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
71
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
60
507.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.58
4.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
5
42.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
9
76.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.59
-13.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
143.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Marty Clary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
59.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty Clary
Career
Per 600 PA