Doug Bird vs. Felipe Lira — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Felipe Lira
Gen XVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Felipe Lira 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. Felipe Lira led in home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 91 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 103). Role difference aside, Felipe Lira holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Felipe Lira

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.11
36.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
5.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
10.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
1.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2592
40.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
5.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2293
35.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Felipe Lira

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
2.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
1732
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
577.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.54
98.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.47
48.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Felipe Lira

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
4685.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.762
0.762
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
73.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.526
0.526
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.726
0.726
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.23
63.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
371.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
1.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Felipe Lira
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Felipe Lira
Career
Per 600 PA