Doug Bird vs. Jeff Shelton — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jeff Shelton
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jeff Shelton 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 6.75 and 1.250 for Jeff Shelton. 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 Jeff Shelton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
6.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
31.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Jeff Shelton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Jeff Shelton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Jeff Shelton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Shelton
Career
Per 600 PA