Doug Bird vs. Art Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Art Smith
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Art Smith 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. Doug Bird posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 11.57 and 3.000 for Art Smith. By the career numbers, Doug Bird had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Art Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.486
0.486
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
21.86
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.86
21.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
16.71
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.71
16.71
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.485
0.485
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Art Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3641
27
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1213.2
9
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.667
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Art Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1800
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Art Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Art Smith
Career
Per 600 PA