Doug Bird vs. Andrew Lorraine — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Andrew Lorraine
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Andrew Lorraine 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 6.53 and 1.743 for Andrew Lorraine. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Andrew Lorraine

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.29
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.07
44.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
6.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
11.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
5.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
814
41.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
7.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
7.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
36.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.86
41.86

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Andrew Lorraine

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
3.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
525
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.07
44.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Andrew Lorraine

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
60
1090.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
24
436.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
3
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
15.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
4
72.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
9.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
254.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Andrew Lorraine
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Andrew Lorraine
Career
Per 600 PA