Doug Bird vs. David Clyde — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
David Clyde
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

David Clyde 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. David Clyde led in home run suppression (HR9+ 200 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 79), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 90). Role difference aside, David Clyde holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and David Clyde

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.9
86.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
9.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
4.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1832
39.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
5.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
34.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and David Clyde

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.28
90.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.9
86.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and David Clyde

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
David Clyde
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
David Clyde
Career
Per 600 PA