Doug Bird vs. Bud Podbielan — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bud Podbielan
Greatest GenerationWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bud Podbielan 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 4.49 and 1.463 for Bud Podbielan. 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 Bud Podbielan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.31
37.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.19
44.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
4.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1923
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
641
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
693
9.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
3.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
3.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2792
39.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
5.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.463
1.463
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
35.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Podbielan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
4.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
6.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
6.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.837
0.837
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.86
16.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bud Podbielan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
173
499.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
542.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
80.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.83
16.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
86.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
115.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.005
0.005
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
20.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
46.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
13.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
31.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
92.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bud Podbielan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
25.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bud Podbielan
Career
Per 600 PA