Doug Bird vs. Gerrit Cole — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gerrit Cole
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Gerrit Cole 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. Gerrit Cole led in home run suppression (HR9+ 133 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 116). Role difference aside, Gerrit Cole holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Gerrit Cole

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.67
65.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
690
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
7.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.49
7.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
2.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
10.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7861
36.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
3.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.089
1.089
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7233
33.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Gerrit Cole

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5862
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1954
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
1.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.01
97.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Gerrit Cole

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
320
671.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
286
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
526.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
86.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
75.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.08
21.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
109.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
100.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
35.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
31.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
60.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.18
12.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
112
234.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2.55
2.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Gerrit Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
58.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Gerrit Cole
Career
Per 600 PA