Doug Bird vs. Pedro Pastor — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pedro Pastor
Lost GenerationCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars WestNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pedro Pastor 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 4.08 and 1.811 for Pedro Pastor. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Pedro Pastor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
10.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.7
10.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.962
0.962
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
43.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.811
1.811
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.3
43.3

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Pedro Pastor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Pedro Pastor

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.778
0.778
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
69.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
92.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pedro Pastor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro Pastor
Career
Per 600 PA