Doug Bird vs. Allan Collamore — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Allan Collamore
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Allan Collamore 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. Allan Collamore posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.3 and WHIP 1.351 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Allan Collamore had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Allan Collamore

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
171.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
8.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
2.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
36.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
610
31.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.28
36.28

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Allan Collamore

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.475
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Allan Collamore

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
42
427.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
559.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.88
19.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
7.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
152.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Allan Collamore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Allan Collamore
Career
Per 600 PA