Doug Bird vs. Jason Phillips — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Phillips
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Phillips 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 6.2 and 1.677 for Jason Phillips. 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 Jason Phillips

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
10.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.23
10.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
5.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
41.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
34.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jason Phillips

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.01
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
161
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.29
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jason Phillips

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jason Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA