Doug Bird vs. John Smiley — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
John Smiley
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

John Smiley 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. John Smiley led in run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 78 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 135). Role difference aside, John Smiley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and John Smiley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.59
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.02
55.02
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1842
8.69
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.87
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
2.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1284
6.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7900
37.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
888
4.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.38
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7212
34.02
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.27
37.27

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and John Smiley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
1.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5723
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1907.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.61
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.56
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.78
96.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.917
0.917
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.56
77.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and John Smiley

Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
361
376.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
504
525
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
76.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
59.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.58
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.67
18.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
96.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
102.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
36.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
56.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.74
9.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
183
190.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.15
3.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
6
40
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
46.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.25
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
John Smiley
Career
Per 600 PA