Doug Bird vs. James Sherfy — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James Sherfy
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Doug Bird and James Sherfy are fairly close on the surface numbers. James Sherfy posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.28 vs 3.99) and WHIP (1.160 vs 1.339). Doug Bird had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.9 per nine innings vs 1.19). By the career numbers, James Sherfy had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and James Sherfy

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
8.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.16
7.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
8.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.95
8.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.343
1.343
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
37.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.39
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.144
1.144
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
32.97
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and James Sherfy

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
8.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.105
0.105
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and James Sherfy

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
11400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
James Sherfy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
James Sherfy
Career
Per 600 PA