Doug Bird vs. Lefty Leifield — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Leifield
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Leifield 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. Lefty Leifield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.47 and WHIP 1.212 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Lefty Leifield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Leifield

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
1.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.11
56.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.97
72.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5514
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1673
8.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
3.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.637
0.637
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7411
36.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
694
3.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6772
33.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.29
36.29

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Leifield

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
2.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3711
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1237
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
4.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
4.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
643
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.97
95.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.165
2.165
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.52
51.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Lefty Leifield

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
298
260.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
687
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
611
533.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
93.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
75.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
9.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
17.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.87
31.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
118.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
137.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
40.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
26.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
66.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.84
31.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
41.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
120.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.98
4.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
22.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Leifield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100