Doug Bird vs. Troy Percival — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Troy Percival
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Troy Percival a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Troy Percival led in run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 87). Troy Percival was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Troy Percival

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.87
44.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
4.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
6.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.08
6.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
781
9.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.92
9.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2915
37.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
6.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
3.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.108
1.108
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2550
32.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Troy Percival

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
8.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
708.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.074
0.074
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Troy Percival

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
703
84360
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Troy Percival
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Troy Percival
Career
Per 600 PA