Doug Bird vs. Sam Shaw — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Sam Shaw
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and Sam Shaw are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doug Bird carried a career ERA of 3.99 against Sam Shaw's 3.91. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Doug Bird and Sam Shaw — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Shaw

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.91
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
42.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.39
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
36.78
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.13
42.13

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Shaw

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.61
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.875
1.875
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Sam Shaw

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
8
165.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
558.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.42
29.43
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.52
31.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100