Doug Bird vs. Fred Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Smith
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaToledo MaumeesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Fred Smith posted a stronger line than Doug Bird. Fred Smith posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.27 vs 3.99) and WHIP (1.269 vs 1.339). By the career numbers, Fred Smith had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Fred Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.98
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
8.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
2.83
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
3.65
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.41
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5104
37.85
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1223
38.49
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
4.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.88
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
34.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1120
35.24
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Fred Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.74
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
960
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
320
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.97
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.67
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.342
2.342
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.15
23.15
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Fred Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
38
168.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
135
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
82
546.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
560
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
57.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
31.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.86
34.94
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
133.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
48.89
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
44.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
93.33
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
30.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.78
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100