Doug Bird vs. Dolf Luque — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dolf Luque
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dolf Luque 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. Dolf Luque posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.288 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Dolf Luque had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dolf Luque

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550
1.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.01
52.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.36
66.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
3.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9661
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3220.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3231
9.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
918
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13470
37.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1412
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12526
35.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dolf Luque

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
552
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1018
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
975
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.766
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dolf Luque

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
559
282.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1189
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1043
526.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
237
119.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
191
96.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
15.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
23.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90.46
45.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
303
152.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
160.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
48.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
45.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
91.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.13
51.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
35.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
57.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.43
10.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
32.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dolf Luque
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
5.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dolf Luque
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.64
63.64