Doug Bird vs. Ian Seymour — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ian Seymour
Gen ZConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ian Seymour 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. Ian Seymour posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.193 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Ian Seymour had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ian Seymour

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
10.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.456
1.456
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
38.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
5.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
34.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.21
38.21

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ian Seymour

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.42
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.32
26.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ian Seymour

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ian Seymour
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ian Seymour
Career
Per 600 PA