Doug Bird vs. Mike Pelfrey — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Pelfrey
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Pelfrey 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 68), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 88). Mike Pelfrey held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Bird.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Pelfrey

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.77
39.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.09
93.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
767
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4429
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1687
10.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
542
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
5.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.935
0.935
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6531
39.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
827
5.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
1.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5800
35.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Pelfrey

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
1.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4429
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1476.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
1.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.09
93.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Mike Pelfrey

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
275
535.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
522.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
54.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
44.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.71
9.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
64.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
83.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.142
0.142
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.49
-6.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
140.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
4.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Pelfrey
Career
Per 600 PA