Doug Bird vs. Tyler Skaggs — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tyler Skaggs
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tyler Skaggs 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. Tyler Skaggs led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 65), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 79), and run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 75). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 107). Role difference aside, Tyler Skaggs holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Tyler Skaggs

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
4.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
8.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.92
8.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
3.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
8.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.23
8.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.254
1.254
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2219
38.36
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.81
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1997
34.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Tyler Skaggs

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.66
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1562
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
520.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.92
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.59
95.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.677
0.677
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Tyler Skaggs

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
96
1986.21
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
23
475.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
5.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2
41.38
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
62.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.58
-12.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Tyler Skaggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Tyler Skaggs
Career
Per 600 PA