Doug Bird vs. Chris Holt — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Holt
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Holt 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. Chris Holt led in home run suppression (HR9+ 134 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 95 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 109). Role difference aside, Chris Holt holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Holt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
390
4.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
853
10.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
3.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
5.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.2
5.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.922
0.922
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3236
39.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
5.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.501
1.501
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2890
35.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Holt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2210
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
736.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.08
96.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.21
84.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Chris Holt

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
133
385.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
513.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
46.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
40.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.39
6.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
52.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
72.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
17.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.17
-12.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
83
240.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
2.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Chris Holt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
60.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Holt
Career
Per 600 PA