Doug Bird vs. Cliff Lee — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Lee
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Cliff Lee 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. Cliff Lee led in strikeout rate (K%+ 120 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 114 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 147). Role difference aside, Cliff Lee holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Cliff Lee

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
3.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
8.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
0.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
7.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.061
1.061
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8917
37.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
923
3.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8296
34.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Cliff Lee

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
1.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6470
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2156.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
1.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.77
93.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.826
0.826
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.78
98.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Cliff Lee

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
337
629.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
321
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
291
543.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
95.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
76.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
13.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.47
23.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
123.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
104.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.052
0.052
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
33.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
35.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
65.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
16.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
9.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
110
205.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
2.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
44.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Cliff Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50