Doug Bird vs. Chris Clemons — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Clemons
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Clemons 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 8.53 and 2.368 for Chris Clemons. 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 Chris Clemons

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
13.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.82
7.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
47.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.368
2.368
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
39.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.349
0.349
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.61
47.61

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Clemons

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chris Clemons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Clemons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Clemons

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