Doug Bird vs. Dutch Leonard — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dutch Leonard
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dutch 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. Dutch Leonard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.256 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Dutch Leonard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dutch Leonard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
1.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.34
51.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.44
58.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
3.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9655
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3218.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3304
9.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.24
9.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
737
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1170
3.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.593
0.593
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
37.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1432
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12694
35.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dutch Leonard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
719
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
925
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
893
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.395
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dutch Leonard

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
640
330.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1161
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1054
544.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
91.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
80.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
9.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
11.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.89
16.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
104.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
102.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
27.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
35.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
63.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.84
10.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
10.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
94.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.34
6.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
43.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
27
13.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dutch Leonard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100