Doug Bird vs. Jesse Litsch — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jesse Litsch
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jesse Litsch 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. Jesse Litsch led in run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 65), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 91). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 127). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jesse Litsch.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Jesse Litsch

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.14
76.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
417.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
9.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
2.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
5.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.15
5.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1774
38.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
34.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jesse Litsch

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1253
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
417.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
2.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.62
95.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.489
1.489
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.14
76.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jesse Litsch

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
10560
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jesse Litsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jesse Litsch
Career
Per 600 PA