Doug Bird vs. Carl Sitton — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Carl Sitton
Pre-GenerationalSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Carl Sitton 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. Carl Sitton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.88 and WHIP 1.320 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Carl Sitton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Carl Sitton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
37.44
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
34.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.44
37.44

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Carl Sitton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.71
35.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Carl Sitton

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
14
560
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
80
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
32.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
240
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Carl Sitton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Carl Sitton
Career
Per 600 PA