Doug Bird vs. Tyler Clippard — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tyler Clippard
MillenialKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Tyler Clippard a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Tyler Clippard led in run prevention (ERA+ 120 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 88). Tyler Clippard was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tyler Clippard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
3.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
6.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
3.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
956
9.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.86
9.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3575
36.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
2.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
3.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3145
32.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tyler Clippard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
8.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2617
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
872.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.109
0.109
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tyler Clippard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
26900
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
15
500
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.59
19.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
12.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tyler Clippard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Clippard
Career
Per 600 PA