Doug Bird vs. Herb Score — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Score
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Herb Score 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. Herb Score led in strikeout rate (K%+ 167 vs 79), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 63). Role difference aside, Herb Score holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Herb Score

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.46
54.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.67
84.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.195
0.195
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
2575
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
858.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
573
6.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
8.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.643
1.643
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3696
38.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.377
1.377
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
3116
32.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Herb Score

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
1.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
2575
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
858.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.92
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.44
85.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.587
0.587
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.67
84.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Score
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Herb Score

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
150
283.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
318
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
281
530.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.402
0.402
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
67.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
56.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
11.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
15.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
84.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
107.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
22.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
60.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.9
3.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
39.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
126
237.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
2.52
2.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
28.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Score
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Score
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0