Doug Bird vs. Mike Palm — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Palm
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Mike Palm are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 6) and WHIP (1.339 vs 3.667). Mike Palm had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.9). By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Palm

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.12
15.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.667
3.667
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Palm

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Palm

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Palm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Palm
Career
Per 600 PA