Doug Bird vs. Ken Schrom — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Schrom
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Schrom 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 led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 110), strikeout rate (K%+ 79 vs 70), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 91 vs 87). Ken Schrom held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 86 vs 65). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Doug Bird.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Schrom

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.84
77.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
4.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2700
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
900
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
963
9.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
3.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
3.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3907
39.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
535
5.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3484
34.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Schrom

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2700
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
900
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
1.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.04
93.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.835
0.835
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.84
77.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ken Schrom

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
178
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ken Schrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Schrom
Career
Per 600 PA