Doug Bird vs. Chad Patrick — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chad Patrick
Gen ZIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chad Patrick 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. Chad Patrick posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.287 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Chad Patrick had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Chad Patrick

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.19
85.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
8.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
3.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
9.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.396
1.396
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
503
37.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
34.22
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.83
37.83

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Chad Patrick

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
2.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.19
85.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Chad Patrick

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Chad Patrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Chad Patrick
Career
Per 600 PA