Doug Bird vs. Dave Eiland — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave Eiland
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dave Eiland 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 5.74 and 1.582 for Dave Eiland. 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 Dave Eiland

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
5.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
11.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
2.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
3.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1687
40.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
6.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1534
37.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dave Eiland

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
2.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
373
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.902
0.902
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.09
76.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dave Eiland

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
92
2044.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
22
488.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
25.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.08
-1.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
177.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave Eiland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Eiland
Career
Per 600 PA