Doug Bird vs. Ed Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ed Smith
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ed 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. Ed Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.72 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Ed Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Ed Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.76
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
464
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
154.2
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
8.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.9
8.9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
2.62
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.634
0.634
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.47
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
647
37.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.332
1.332
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
34.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Ed Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.89
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.54
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.04
91.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.211
3.211
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Ed Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
180.95
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
54
514.29
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.579
0.579
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
104.76
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
95.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.31
41.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
171.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.465
0.465
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
66.67
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
123.81
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
47.66
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
57.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
180.95
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.32
3.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
19.05
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Ed Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Smith
Career
Per 600 PA