Doug Bird vs. Gene Conley — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Conley
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Gene Conley 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. Gene Conley led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 106 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 99). Role difference aside, Gene Conley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Gene Conley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.66
48.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.54
77.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4766
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1588.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
5.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.881
0.881
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6767
38.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6225
35.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.34
38.34

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Gene Conley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
1.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4729
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
1.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
94.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.45
76.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Gene Conley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
276
279.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
592
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
548
555.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
106.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
81.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.19
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
142.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
115.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
33.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
45.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
73.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.79
24.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
5.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
120.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.97
4.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
31.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0