Doug Bird vs. CC Sabathia — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
CC Sabathia
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

CC Sabathia 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. CC Sabathia led in home run suppression (HR9+ 91 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 100 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 98). Role difference aside, CC Sabathia holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and CC Sabathia

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
0.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.92
60.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1485
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3404
8.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3093
7.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14989
37.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1623
4.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
0.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13580
34.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and CC Sabathia

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
1.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
1.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10732
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3577.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
436
1.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.58
93.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.82
99.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and CC Sabathia

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
562
2655.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
571.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
118.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.52
35.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
174.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
127.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.099
0.099
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
33.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
70.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
89.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
26.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
170.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
CC Sabathia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
CC Sabathia
Career
Per 600 PA