Doug Bird vs. Pedro San — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Pedro San
Lost GenerationD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Pedro San 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 5.62 and 1.626 for Pedro San. 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 Pedro San

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.06
47.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.57
69.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
5.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
9.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
5.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1189
40.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
6.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
1.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.626
1.626
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
33.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Pedro San

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
2.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.652
1.652
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.57
69.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Pedro San

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
46
253.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
104
572.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
104.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
93.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
23.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
115.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
121.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
49.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.09
22.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
16.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Pedro San
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Pedro San
Career
Per 600 PA