Doug Bird vs. Dick Lange — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Lange
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Lange 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. Dick Lange led in home run suppression (HR9+ 83 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 85 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 83 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 82). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dick Lange.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Lange

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.29
44.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
9.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
4.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
4.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.96
1.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.942
0.942
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1242
40.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
5.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.525
1.525
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
35.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Lange

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
2.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
276.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.92
97.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.671
0.671
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.29
44.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dick Lange

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
15600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dick Lange
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Lange
Career
Per 600 PA