Doug Bird vs. Erik Sabel — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Doug Bird posted a stronger line than Erik Sabel. Doug Bird posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.99 vs 5.02) and WHIP (1.339 vs 1.541). By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Erik Sabel

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
4.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Erik Sabel

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Erik Sabel

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA