Doug Bird vs. Keith Creel — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Keith Creel
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Keith Creel 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.6 and 1.648 for Keith Creel. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Keith Creel

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.32
26.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
5.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
10.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.84
10.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
40.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
5.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.638
1.638
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
36.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Keith Creel

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
202.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Keith Creel

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Keith Creel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Keith Creel
Career
Per 600 PA