Doug Bird vs. Juan Cruz — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juan Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Juan Cruz a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Juan Cruz led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 97 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 78). Juan Cruz was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Cruz

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.35
51.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
7.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
4.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
9.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2858
39.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2409
33.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Cruz

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.51
91.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Cruz

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
3333.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
44.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
12.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
81.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
88.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
14.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
207.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA