Doug Bird vs. Migel Puente — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Migel Puente
Baby BoomersMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Migel Puente 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 8.2 and 1.982 for Migel Puente. 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 Migel Puente

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
8.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.98
7.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
12.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.05
12.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.339
1.339
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
44.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
37.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.84
44.84

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Migel Puente

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Migel Puente

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-54.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Migel Puente
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Migel Puente
Career
Per 600 PA