Doug Bird vs. Phil Leftwich — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Phil Leftwich
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Phil Leftwich 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 4.99 and 1.460 for Phil Leftwich. 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 Phil Leftwich

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.62
34.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
9.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.8
9.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
4.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
39.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
789
35.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Phil Leftwich

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
606
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.206
1.206
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Phil Leftwich

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Phil Leftwich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Phil Leftwich
Career
Per 600 PA