Doug Bird vs. Tex Pruiett — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Pruiett
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Pruiett 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. Tex Pruiett posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.296 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Tex Pruiett had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tex Pruiett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
697
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
232.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
8.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
3.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
3.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.71
1.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.697
0.697
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
36.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.296
1.296
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
854
33.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.57
36.57

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tex Pruiett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
699
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
4.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.38
90.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.958
1.958
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tex Pruiett

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
48
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
72
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
558.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
7
58.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
17.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
91.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
108.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.89
7.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
33.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
141.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tex Pruiett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Pruiett
Career
Per 600 PA