Doug Bird vs. Drew Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Drew Smith
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Drew Smith a clear advantage over Doug Bird across the core pitching metrics. Drew Smith led in run prevention (ERA+ 132 vs 75), strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 79), and home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 65). Doug Bird held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 168 vs 101). Drew Smith was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Drew Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
7.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.9
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.33
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
680
5.04
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
9.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.421
1.421
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
824
37.77
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
1.48
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.72
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
33.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.77
37.77

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Drew Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
3.2
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
589
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
196.1
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.92
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
1.65
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.62
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.505
0.505
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Drew Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
2880
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
115200
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.356
0.356
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Drew Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Drew Smith
Career
Per 600 PA