Doug Bird vs. George Lauzerique — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Lauzerique
Baby BoomersCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Lauzerique 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5 and 1.403 for George Lauzerique. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and George Lauzerique

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
8.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
5.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
38.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
34.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and George Lauzerique

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
113.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and George Lauzerique

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
34
551.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
33
535.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.58
25.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
7.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
162.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
George Lauzerique
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
George Lauzerique
Career
Per 600 PA