Doug Bird vs. Matt Clement — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Clement
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Matt Clement 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. Matt Clement led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 111 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 80). Role difference aside, Matt Clement holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Clement

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.29
50.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
702
4.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1326
8.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
650
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1217
7.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6189
39.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
762
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5351
34.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Clement

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
1.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4238
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1412.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
0.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.14
94.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.16
99.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Matt Clement

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
239
349.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
509.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
48.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
39.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.69
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
58.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
74.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
32.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
17.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
49.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.43
-9.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
20.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
174
254.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
62.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Clement
Career
Per 600 PA