Doug Bird vs. Juan Peña — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Juan Peña
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Juan Peña 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. Juan Peña posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0.69 and WHIP 0.923 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Juan Peña had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Peña

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.38
10.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.385
1.385
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
33.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
31.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.92
33.92

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Peña

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Juan Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Juan Peña

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