Doug Bird vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Palmer 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. Jim Palmer led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 65), and strikeout rate (K%+ 89 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 96). Role difference aside, Jim Palmer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Palmer

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
5.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Palmer

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
2.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
1.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jim Palmer

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
643.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
489
546.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
231.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.59
2.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100