Doug Bird vs. Dave LaRoche — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dave LaRoche
Baby BoomersColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dave LaRoche a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Dave LaRoche led in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 87 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 72 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 97). Dave LaRoche was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dave LaRoche

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
919
7.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
3.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
819
7.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4459
38.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
3.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3845
32.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dave LaRoche

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
5.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3148
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1049.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dave LaRoche

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
649
5562.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
70
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
61
522.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
128.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
102.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
25.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.99
51.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
154.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
188.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.324
0.324
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.619
0.619
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
77.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.77
58.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
111.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dave LaRoche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave LaRoche
Career
Per 600 PA