Doug Bird vs. Dan Serafini — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Serafini
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Serafini 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 6.04 and 1.741 for Dan Serafini. 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 Dan Serafini

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.39
48.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
6.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
263.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
11.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.929
0.929
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1226
41.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
6.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.85
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.718
1.718
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
36.28
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Serafini

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.55
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
791
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
263.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.88
96.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.73
31.73
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dan Serafini

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
105
1235.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
43
505.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
3.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
23.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.68
-19.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
223.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
2.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Dan Serafini
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Serafini
Career
Per 600 PA