Doug Bird vs. Bob Sebra — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sebra
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sebra 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 4.71 and 1.497 for Bob Sebra. 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 Bob Sebra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.09
34.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
4.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
392
9.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.62
9.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
6.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.9
6.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.173
1.173
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1626
39.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
212
5.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
34.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bob Sebra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
2.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
1100
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
366.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
1.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.06
93.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.713
0.713
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.32
55.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bob Sebra

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
95
537.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
543.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
79.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
67.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
16.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
90.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
107.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
8.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
152.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Sebra
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sebra
Career
Per 600 PA