Doug Bird vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Farr a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Steve Farr led in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 98). Steve Farr was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Steve Farr

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
3.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3074
33.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Steve Farr

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.58
94.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Steve Farr

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA