Doug Bird vs. Don Schwall — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Don Schwall
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Don Schwall 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. Don Schwall led in home run suppression (HR9+ 151 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 66). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Don Schwall.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Don Schwall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.58
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.52
50.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.88
59.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
710
8.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
4.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
4.94
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.075
1.075
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3251
39.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
367
4.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.482
1.482
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2833
34.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Don Schwall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
2.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2229
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.43
96.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.099
1.099
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.88
59.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Don Schwall

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
176
410.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
257
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
234
546.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
79.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
72.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
4.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.06
11.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
88.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
91.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
37.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
28.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
65.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
11.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
128.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
39.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
14.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Schwall
Career
Per 600 PA