Doug Bird vs. Charlie Lea — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Charlie Lea
Baby BoomersFranceThrows RightBats RightEuropeMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Charlie Lea 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. Charlie Lea led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 108 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 93). Role difference aside, Charlie Lea holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Charlie Lea

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.36
56.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
3.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
864
8.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
341
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
5.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3876
37.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
3.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.305
1.305
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3456
33.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Charlie Lea

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2770
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
923.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
1.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.79
97.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Charlie Lea

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
152
305.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
259
519.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.358
0.358
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
58.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
52.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
6.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
6.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
66.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
78.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
12.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
34.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.57
-11.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
20.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
186.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
3.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
58.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
10
20.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Lea
Career
Per 600 PA