Doug Bird vs. Ken Clay — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Clay
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ken Clay 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 4.68 and 1.533 for Ken Clay. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Clay

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.41
29.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
9.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
3.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.763
0.763
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1560
39.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
5.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
35.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.7
39.7

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Clay

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.59
93.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.658
0.658
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.43
32.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Clay

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
111
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Clay
Career
Per 600 PA