Doug Bird vs. Dennis Lamp — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Lamp
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Lamp 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. Dennis Lamp led in home run suppression (HR9+ 121 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 96 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 126). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dennis Lamp.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dennis Lamp

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
3.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.51
25.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
3.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5492
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1975
9.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.71
9.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
857
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7823
38.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7104
34.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.46
38.46

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dennis Lamp

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
3.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5492
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
1.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
2.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
2.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
96.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.51
25.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dennis Lamp

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
639
1711.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
538.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
88.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
80.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.66
15.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
96.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
104.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
18.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
34.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
9.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
99.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.05
6.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Dennis Lamp
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
45.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
5
13.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Lamp
Career
Per 600 PA