Doug Bird vs. Dennis Leonard — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dennis Leonard
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dennis Leonard 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. Dennis Leonard led in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 87 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 118). Role difference aside, Dennis Leonard holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dennis Leonard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.6
57.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
8.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1323
5.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9149
37.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1008
4.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8328
34.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dennis Leonard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
312
1.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6561
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2187
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
0.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.68
94.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.369
1.369
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dennis Leonard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
313
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dennis Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA