Doug Bird vs. Tony Saunders — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tony Saunders
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tony Saunders 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. Tony Saunders led in home run suppression (HR9+ 131 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 124 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 64). Role difference aside, Tony Saunders holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tony Saunders

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.14
35.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
8.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
5.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
7.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.47
1.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1542
40.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1294
33.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tony Saunders

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
1037
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
345.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.839
0.839
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.39
98.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tony Saunders

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
62
885.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
557.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
5
71.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
27.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.376
0.376
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
10.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
271.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tony Saunders
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tony Saunders
Career
Per 600 PA