Doug Bird vs. Sean Lawrence — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sean Lawrence
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Sean Lawrence 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 7.32 and 1.780 for Sean Lawrence. 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 Sean Lawrence

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.98
6.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
11.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.44
11.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
42.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
36.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.29
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.1
42.1

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Sean Lawrence

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Sean Lawrence

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
7
700
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sean Lawrence
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sean Lawrence
Career
Per 600 PA