Doug Bird vs. Johnny Cueto — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Johnny Cueto
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Johnny 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. Johnny Cueto led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 109). Role difference aside, Johnny Cueto holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Johnny Cueto

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.03
56.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
3.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6769
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
8.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1857
7.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9373
37.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
3.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8489
33.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.39
37.39

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Johnny Cueto

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6769
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2256.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
1.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
468
1.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
94.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Johnny Cueto

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
371
339.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
655
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
545
499.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
50.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
49.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.31
5.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
51.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
66.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
41.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.74
-10.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
15.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
178
163.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
82.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Johnny Cueto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100