Doug Bird vs. Victor Cruz — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Victor Cruz a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Victor Cruz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 166 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 97). Victor Cruz was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Victor Cruz

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
37.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Victor Cruz

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Victor Cruz

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA