Doug Bird vs. Dan Plesac — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Plesac
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Dan Plesac a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Dan Plesac led in strikeout rate (K%+ 116 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 114). Dan Plesac was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Plesac

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
8.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
8.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
38.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
4.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4031
33.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Plesac

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Plesac

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
42560
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-50.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA