Doug Bird vs. Juan Padrón — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juan Padrón
Lost GenerationFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago American GiantsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Juan Padrón 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. Juan Padrón posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.143 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Juan Padrón had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Padrón

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
193
1.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.57
48.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.61
74.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3675
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1225
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
7.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.94
7.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
2.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
5.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
4588
33.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
4071
29.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.71
33.71

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Padrón

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
3449
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
1149.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
2.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.702
1.702
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.76
47.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Padrón

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
211
238.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
487
551.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
112.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
99.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31.46
35.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
120
135.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
141.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
50.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.51
39.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
176.67
176.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
19.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Juan Padrón
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100