Doug Bird vs. Dar Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dar Smith
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dar 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 4.05 and 1.350 for Dar 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 Dar Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
3.99
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
36.45
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.47
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
28.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Dar Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.7
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Dar Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dar Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Dar Smith

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