Doug Bird vs. Rich Scheid — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rich Scheid
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rich Scheid 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 4.45 and 1.555 for Rich Scheid. 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 Rich Scheid

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
10.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.37
10.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.76
5.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
40.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
36.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.83
40.83

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Rich Scheid

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.46
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.99
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Rich Scheid

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
21
1260
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-54.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Rich Scheid
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Rich Scheid
Career
Per 600 PA