Doug Bird vs. Mike Lincoln — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Lincoln
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Mike Lincoln a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Mike Lincoln led in home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 125). Mike Lincoln was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Lincoln

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
6.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.17
36.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
5.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
10.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
5.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
39.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
5.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
35.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Lincoln

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
6.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Lincoln

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
9862.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-32.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA