Doug Bird vs. Harry Smith — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Smith
Lost GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Harry 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. Harry Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.8 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Harry Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.54
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.44
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.89
54.89
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
9.44
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
2.2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.804
0.804
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.16
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
32.4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Harry Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.4
32.4

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Smith

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

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Harry Smith

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
600
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
73.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
66.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.65
10.98
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
80
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
86.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
20
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.41
-2.7
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.33
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
233.33
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.57
2.57
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
40
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Harry Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Smith
Career
Per 600 PA