Doug Bird vs. José Parra — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
José Parra
Lost GenerationCubaCaribbeanAll CubansWestern League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

José Parra 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. José Parra posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.182 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, José Parra had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and José Parra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
4.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
38.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
34.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.45
38.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and José Parra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and José Parra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
4
184.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
19.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
16.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
José Parra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100