Doug Bird vs. Barry Latman — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Barry Latman
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Barry Latman 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. Barry Latman led in strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 79), home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 65), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 90). Role difference aside, Barry Latman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Barry Latman

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.46
46.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
3.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
8.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
6.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5220
38.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
4.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4683
34.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Barry Latman

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
2.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.03
92.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.672
0.672
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Barry Latman

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
344
553.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
373
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
332
534.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.436
0.436
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
77.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
61.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
9.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.77
20.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
102.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
107.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
38.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
40.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
75.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.28
11.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
28.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
144.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
32.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
8.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Barry Latman
Career
Per 600 PA