Doug Bird vs. Steve Curry — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Curry
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Steve Curry 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 8.18 and 2.818 for Steve Curry. 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 Steve Curry

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
48.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
8.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.18
8.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.636
2.636
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
34.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.395
0.395
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.27
48.27

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Steve Curry

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Steve Curry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Curry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Steve Curry

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