Doug Bird vs. Gene Packard — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gene Packard
Lost GenerationColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City PackersFederal LeagueStarting Pitcher

Gene Packard 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. Gene Packard posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.01 and WHIP 1.240 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Gene Packard had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Gene Packard

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.19
55.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.69
61.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
3.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4231
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1410.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1393
8.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.89
8.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
2.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
488
3.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.598
0.598
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5805
37.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5414
34.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Gene Packard

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.232
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Gene Packard

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
278
307.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
543
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
554.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103
113.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
90.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32.63
36.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
149.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
133.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
57.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
38.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
93.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.19
37.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
104
114.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.22
5.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
25.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Gene Packard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100