Doug Bird vs. Bert Cueto — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bert Cueto
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bert Cueto 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 7.17 and 1.734 for Bert Cueto. 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 Bert Cueto

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.84
7.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.34
8.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.39
11.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.11
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
43.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.734
1.734
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
38.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.03
43.03

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bert Cueto

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bert Cueto

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
5
375
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-9.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bert Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bert Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA