Doug Bird vs. Mike Lee — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Lee
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike 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. Mike Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.743 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Mike Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Lee

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
9.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
40.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.743
1.743
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
33.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Lee

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Lee

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
13
1114.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-61.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lee
Career
Per 600 PA