Doug Bird vs. Bill Simas — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Simas
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Bill Simas a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Bill Simas led in home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 121 vs 75), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 79). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 106). Bill Simas was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Simas

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
8.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.65
48.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
8.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
7.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1481
39.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
34.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Simas

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
8.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1015
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
338.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.7
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.25
98.25
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Bill Simas

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
308
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
600
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Bill Simas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Simas
Career
Per 600 PA